Perimeter Trail
Near Cathedral Ledge · New Hampshire
Perimeter Trail is a trail around the Moats and Montalban Ridge, climbing about 50 ft from its lower end to Yellow Trail parking.
Map length
1.3 mi
Climb from the low end
60 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
40 min / 40 min
High point
540 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
114 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
502 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Perimeter Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Lower end (the lower end) to Yellow Trail parking.
- 0.0Lower end
- 0.5Junction with Echo Lake Trail
- 0.6Junction with Echo Lake Trails
- 0.8Junction with Blue Trail, Bryce Path (Yellow), Echo Lake Trails and Red Trail
- 1.0Junction with Blue Trail, Bryce Path Link (Yellow), Echo Lake Trails and Red Trail
- 1.2Junction with Bryce Path Link (Yellow) and Yellow Trail
- 1.3Yellow Trail parking
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Echo Lake Trail junction
0.46 mi (total 0.46) · ↑10 ↓0 ft · 14 min / 14 min
To Echo Lake Trails junction
0.17 mi (total 0.63) · ↑10 ↓10 ft · 5 min / 5 min
To Bryce Path (Yellow) junction
0.14 mi (total 0.77) · ↑12 ↓2 ft · 5 min / 4 min
To Blue / Red Trail / Echo Lake Trails junction
0.20 mi (total 0.97) · ↑20 ↓9 ft · 7 min / 6 min
To Yellow Trail parking
0.29 mi (total 1.26) · ↑6 ↓28 ft · 9 min / 10 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower end | Echo Lake Trail junction | 0.46 | 0.46 | 10 / 0 ft | 14 min / 14 min |
| Echo Lake Trail junction | Echo Lake Trails junction | 0.17 | 0.63 | 10 / 10 ft | 5 min / 5 min |
| Echo Lake Trails junction | Bryce Path (Yellow) junction | 0.14 | 0.77 | 12 / 2 ft | 5 min / 4 min |
| Bryce Path (Yellow) junction | Blue / Red Trail / Echo Lake Trails junction | 0.20 | 0.97 | 20 / 9 ft | 7 min / 6 min |
| Blue / Red Trail / Echo Lake Trails junction | Yellow Trail parking | 0.29 | 1.26 | 6 / 28 ft | 9 min / 10 min |
↑ walking from Lower end; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Trailheads and parking
Yellow Trail parking
0.2 mi walk to the start of the trail
Off Cathedral Ledge Road
Connecting trails
Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.
Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.