Red Trail

Near Mount Cabot · New Hampshire

Red Trail is a trail in New Hampshire's North Country, climbing about 750 ft from the Blue Trail and Orange (Wiggin Rock) Trail junction to the Blue Trail junction.

Map length

1.2 mi

Climb from the low end

729 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

56 min / 35 min

High point

1,478 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,244 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

748 ft

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

Red Trail

Elevation profile Steep (25%+)
500'1,250'2,000'0 mi1.2 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Blue Trail and Orange (Wiggin Rock) Trail junction (the lower end) to Blue Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Blue Trail and Orange (Wiggin Rock) Trail junction
  2. 0.5Junction with Mary's Aerie
  3. 1.2Junction with Blue Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Mary's Aerie junction

    0.53 mi (total 0.53) · ↑216 ↓9 ft · 22 min / 16 min

  2. To Blue Trail junction

    0.63 mi (total 1.16) · ↑499 ↓0 ft · 34 min / 19 min

↑ walking from Blue Trail and Orange (Wiggin Rock) Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

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.