Six Husbands Trail
To Mount Jefferson · New Hampshire
Six Husbands Trail is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 2,500 ft from the Great Gulf Trail and Wamsutta Trail junction to Mount Jefferson. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
1.8 mi
Climb from the low end
2,522 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 11 min / 55 min
High point
5,629 ft
Above treeline
0.9 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
3,377 ft/mi
Stream crossings
3 (3 fords)
Low point
3,104 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops about 0.1 mi and 84 ft short of the summit of Mount Jefferson; these figures end there.
Six Husbands Trail Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Great Gulf Trail and Wamsutta Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Jefferson.
- 0.0Great Gulf Trail and Wamsutta Trail junction
- 0.0Fords West Branch of Peabody River: can be dangerous in high water
- 0.3Fords a stream
- 0.4Fords a stream
- 0.4Junction with Buttress Trail
- 0.9Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 1.4Junction with Edmands Col Cutoff
- 1.6Junction with Gulfside Trail
- 1.8Junction with Mount Jefferson Loop
- 1.8Mount Jefferson
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Buttress Trail junction
0.44 mi (total 0.44) · ↑230 ↓15 ft · 20 min / 14 min
To Edmands Col Cutoff junction
0.95 mi (total 1.39) · ↑1,583 ↓0 ft · 1 h 16 min / 29 min
To Gulfside Trail junction
0.23 mi (total 1.62) · ↑394 ↓0 ft · 19 min / 7 min
To Mount Jefferson
0.21 mi (total 1.83) · ↑294 ↓0 ft · 15 min / 7 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Gulf Trail and Wamsutta Trail junction | Buttress Trail junction | 0.44 | 0.44 | 230 / 15 ft | 20 min / 14 min |
| Buttress Trail junction | Edmands Col Cutoff junction | 0.95 | 1.39 | 1,583 / 0 ft | 1 h 16 min / 29 min |
| Edmands Col Cutoff junction | Gulfside Trail junction | 0.23 | 1.62 | 394 / 0 ft | 19 min / 7 min |
| Gulfside Trail junction | Mount Jefferson | 0.21 | 1.83 | 294 / 0 ft | 15 min / 7 min |
↑ walking from Great Gulf Trail and Wamsutta 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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63 mph
Summit gusts
Plan a below-treeline hike
Daytime gusts near 63 mph above treeline. Pick a sheltered route or another day.
27°F
Summit low
Microspikes
Summit lows near 27°F, so expect ice on rock and the upper trail.
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. Above-treeline areas from canopy height by Meta and WRI (CC BY 4.0). Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.