Round Pond / Piper Link
On the way up Mount Klem, Mount Mack · New Hampshire
Round Pond / Piper Link is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 550 ft from the Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) and Round Pond South (Red) Trail junction to the Old Piper Trail / Round Pond / Piper Link junction.
Map length
2.4 mi
Climb from the low end
536 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 29 min / 1 h 25 min
High point
1,823 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
992 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
1,534 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
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Round Pond / Piper Link
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) and Round Pond South (Red) Trail junction (the lower end) to Old Piper Trail / Round Pond / Piper Link junction.
- 0.0Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) and Round Pond South (Red) Trail junction
- 0.1Junction with Mack Ridge Trail (Orange)
- 0.2Junction with Mt Klem - Mt Mack Loop (Red Trail)
- 0.2Round Pond
- 0.6Junction with Round Pond and RP/Piper Link Trail
- 0.7Junction with Round Pond Trail and Round Pond and RP/Piper Link Trail
- 1.5Junction with Boulder Trail
- 2.4Junction with Old Piper Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) junction
0.12 mi (total 0.12) · ↑7 ↓6 ft · 4 min / 4 min
To Mt Klem - Mt Mack Loop (Red Trail) junction
0.10 mi (total 0.22) · ↑1 ↓7 ft · 3 min / 3 min
To Round Pond and RP/Piper Link Trail junction
0.39 mi (total 0.61) · ↑39 ↓28 ft · 13 min / 13 min
To Round Pond and Piper Link junction
0.13 mi (total 0.74) · ↑51 ↓9 ft · 5 min / 4 min
To Boulder Trail / Round Pond / Piper Link junction
0.78 mi (total 1.52) · ↑88 ↓236 ft · 26 min / 31 min
To Old Piper Trail / Round Pond / Piper Link junction
0.91 mi (total 2.43) · ↑344 ↓90 ft · 38 min / 30 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) and Round Pond South (Red) Trail junction | Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) junction | 0.12 | 0.12 | 7 / 6 ft | 4 min / 4 min |
| Mack Ridge Trail (Orange) junction | Mt Klem - Mt Mack Loop (Red Trail) junction | 0.10 | 0.22 | 1 / 7 ft | 3 min / 3 min |
| Mt Klem - Mt Mack Loop (Red Trail) junction | Round Pond and RP/Piper Link Trail junction | 0.39 | 0.61 | 39 / 28 ft | 13 min / 13 min |
| Round Pond and RP/Piper Link Trail junction | Round Pond and Piper Link junction | 0.13 | 0.74 | 51 / 9 ft | 5 min / 4 min |
| Round Pond and Piper Link junction | Boulder Trail / Round Pond / Piper Link junction | 0.78 | 1.52 | 88 / 236 ft | 26 min / 31 min |
| Boulder Trail / Round Pond / Piper Link junction | Old Piper Trail / Round Pond / Piper Link junction | 0.91 | 2.43 | 344 / 90 ft | 38 min / 30 min |
↑ walking from Round Pond - Mt Mack Trail (Red Trail) and Round Pond South (Red) Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Summit conditions
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What to bring
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84%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 84% chance of rain, and wet layers chill fast in the wind up high.
11h 13m
Daylight
Headlamp
Sunset around 6:08 PM, so a late start or a slow descent ends in the dark.
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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.