Point Surprise Trail

Near Bald Rock · New Hampshire

Point Surprise Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 150 ft from the Hello Rock and Thoreau Trail junction to the Cliff Walk junction.

Map length

0.2 mi

Climb from the low end

126 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

10 min / 7 min

High point

2,228 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

658 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

2,092 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.

Point Surprise Trail

Elevation profile
2,000'2,250'2,500'0 mi0.2 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Hello Rock and Thoreau Trail junction (the lower end) to Cliff Walk junction.

  1. 0.0Hello Rock and Thoreau Trail junction
  2. 0.2Junction with Cliff Walk

Connecting trails

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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.