Sylvan Way
Near Kelton Crag · New Hampshire
Sylvan Way is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 300 ft from the Amphibrach and The Link junction to its upper end.
Map length
1.6 mi
Climb from the low end
284 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
55 min / 50 min
High point
1,647 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
428 ft/mi
Stream crossings
3 (1 ford)
Low point
1,390 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Sylvan Way
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Amphibrach and The Link junction (the lower end) to Upper end.
- 0.0Amphibrach and The Link junction
- 0.0Crosses Cold Brook
- 0.1Junction with Beechwood Way
- 0.5Junction with Airline Trail and Valley Way
- 0.7Junction with Brookbank, Fallsway and Maple Walk
- 0.7Fords Snyder Brook
- 1.0Junction with Randolph Path
- 1.3Crosses a stream
- 1.6Coosauk Fall
- 1.6Upper end
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Beechwood Way junction
0.12 mi (total 0.12) · ↑6 ↓15 ft · 4 min / 4 min
To Airline Trail junction
0.41 mi (total 0.53) · ↑15 ↓54 ft · 13 min / 14 min
To Maple Walk junction
0.15 mi (total 0.68) · ↑13 ↓12 ft · 5 min / 5 min
To Randolph Path junction
0.32 mi (total 1.00) · ↑80 ↓0 ft · 12 min / 10 min
To Upper end
0.56 mi (total 1.56) · ↑168 ↓22 ft · 22 min / 17 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibrach and The Link junction | Beechwood Way junction | 0.12 | 0.12 | 6 / 15 ft | 4 min / 4 min |
| Beechwood Way junction | Airline Trail junction | 0.41 | 0.53 | 15 / 54 ft | 13 min / 14 min |
| Airline Trail junction | Maple Walk junction | 0.15 | 0.68 | 13 / 12 ft | 5 min / 5 min |
| Maple Walk junction | Randolph Path junction | 0.32 | 1.00 | 80 / 0 ft | 12 min / 10 min |
| Randolph Path junction | Upper end | 0.56 | 1.56 | 168 / 22 ft | 22 min / 17 min |
↑ walking from Amphibrach and The Link 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.