Smith Summit Trail
To Mount Monadnock · New Hampshire
Smith Summit Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 750 ft from the Fairy Spring and Monte Rosa junction to Mount Monadnock.
Map length
0.6 mi
Climb from the low end
750 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
41 min / 19 min
High point
3,137 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,456 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
2,372 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops just short of the summit of Mount Monadnock; these figures end there.
Smith Summit Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Fairy Spring and Monte Rosa junction (the lower end) to Mount Monadnock.
- 0.0Fairy Spring and Monte Rosa junction
- 0.1Junction with Great Pasture Trail
- 0.2Junction with Amphitheatre Trail
- 0.6Billings Fold
- 0.6Junction with Dublin Trail, Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail, White Arrow Trail and White Dot Trail
- 0.6Mount Monadnock
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Amphitheatre Trail junction
0.22 mi (total 0.22) · ↑212 ↓0 ft · 13 min / 7 min
To Mount Monadnock
0.41 mi (total 0.63) · ↑531 ↓0 ft · 28 min / 13 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Spring and Monte Rosa junction | Amphitheatre Trail junction | 0.22 | 0.22 | 212 / 0 ft | 13 min / 7 min |
| Amphitheatre Trail junction | Mount Monadnock | 0.41 | 0.63 | 531 / 0 ft | 28 min / 13 min |
↑ walking from Fairy Spring and Monte Rosa junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Summit conditions
Today's conditions reportConnecting trails
What to bring
From the summit forecast, Sat to MonPaid links. Backcountry.com pays me if you buy.
83%
Chance of rain
Waterproof shell
Up to a 83% 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.