Square Ledge Trail
Near Square Ledge · New Hampshire
Square Ledge Trail is a trail in the Sandwich Range and Waterville Valley, climbing about 1,650 ft from the Lawrence Trail, Old Mast Road and Walden Trail junction to the Walden Trail junction.
Map length
2.4 mi
Climb from the low end
1,628 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 2 min / 1 h 31 min
High point
3,361 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,853 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
2,092 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Square Ledge Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Lawrence Trail, Old Mast Road and Walden Trail junction (the lower end) to Walden Trail junction.
- 0.0Lawrence Trail, Old Mast Road and Walden Trail junction
- 1.0Junction with Square Ledge Branch Trail
- 1.4Square Ledge
- 1.8Junction with Passaconway Cutoff
- 2.4Junction with Walden Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Square Ledge Branch Trail junction
0.99 mi (total 0.99) · ↑148 ↓361 ft · 34 min / 41 min
To Square Ledge
0.44 mi (total 1.43) · ↑473 ↓24 ft · 28 min / 14 min
To Passaconway Cutoff junction
0.33 mi (total 1.76) · ↑176 ↓192 ft · 15 min / 16 min
To Walden Trail junction
0.67 mi (total 2.43) · ↑824 ↓25 ft · 45 min / 21 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Trail, Old Mast Road and Walden Trail junction | Square Ledge Branch Trail junction | 0.99 | 0.99 | 148 / 361 ft | 34 min / 41 min |
| Square Ledge Branch Trail junction | Square Ledge | 0.44 | 1.43 | 473 / 24 ft | 28 min / 14 min |
| Square Ledge | Passaconway Cutoff junction | 0.33 | 1.76 | 176 / 192 ft | 15 min / 16 min |
| Passaconway Cutoff junction | Walden Trail junction | 0.67 | 2.43 | 824 / 25 ft | 45 min / 21 min |
↑ walking from Lawrence Trail, Old Mast Road and Walden Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Recent trip reports
No reports on this trail in the last 30 days; the latest are below. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Sat, Aug 15WetDry
Water crossings: All were running low and easy to cross.
Full report on NETC
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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.