Slippery Brook Trail
Near Spruce Knoll · New Hampshire
Slippery Brook Trail is a trail in the Carter, Wildcat and Baldface ranges, climbing about 1,900 ft from the Baldface Circle Trail junction to the Slippery Brook Trail junction.
Map length
4.0 mi
Climb from the low end
1,904 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 57 min / 2 h 22 min
High point
2,657 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,506 ft/mi
Stream crossings
3 (3 fords)
Low point
782 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Slippery Brook Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Baldface Circle Trail junction (the lower end) to Slippery Brook Trail junction.
- 0.0Baldface Circle Trail junction
- 0.3Fords a stream
- 0.6Fords a stream
- 2.4Junction with Baldface Knob Trail and Eastman Mountain Trail
- 3.0Fords a stream
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Baldface Knob Trail and Eastman Mountain Trail junction
2.39 mi (total 2.39) · ↑1,879 ↓28 ft · 2 h 8 min / 1 h 13 min
To Slippery Brook Trail junction
1.61 mi (total 4.00) · ↑21 ↓699 ft · 49 min / 1 h 9 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldface Circle Trail junction | Baldface Knob Trail and Eastman Mountain Trail junction | 2.39 | 2.39 | 1,879 / 28 ft | 2 h 8 min / 1 h 13 min |
| Baldface Knob Trail and Eastman Mountain Trail junction | Slippery Brook Trail junction | 1.61 | 4.00 | 21 / 699 ft | 49 min / 1 h 9 min |
↑ walking from Baldface Circle Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
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.