Trout Pond Loop

Near Smarts Mountain · New Hampshire

Trout Pond Loop is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 350 ft from the Spur Trail junction to the Trout Pond Loop junction.

Map length

2.5 mi

Climb from the low end

330 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

1 h 26 min / 1 h 23 min

High point

1,736 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

255 ft/mi

Stream crossings

2

Low point

1,615 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.

Trout Pond Loop

Elevation profile
1,500'1,750'2,000'0 mi2.5 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Spur Trail junction (the lower end) to Trout Pond Loop junction.

  1. 0.0Spur Trail junction
  2. 0.8Crosses a stream
  3. 1.2Junction with Smarts Mountain Trail
  4. 1.4Bridge over a stream
  5. 1.5Junction with Pout Pond Trail
  6. 2.5Junction with Ruth Parks Trail
  7. 2.5Shelter

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Smarts Mountain Trail junction

    1.16 mi (total 1.16) · ↑189 ↓114 ft · 40 min / 38 min

  2. To Pout Pond Trail junction

    0.35 mi (total 1.51) · ↑27 ↓57 ft · 11 min / 12 min

  3. To Pout Pond junction

    0.23 mi (total 1.74) · ↑23 ↓12 ft · 8 min / 7 min

  4. To Trout Pond Loop junction

    0.81 mi (total 2.55) · ↑88 ↓48 ft · 27 min / 26 min

↑ walking from Spur Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Connecting trails

Spur TrailSmarts Mountain TrailPout Pond TrailRuth Parks Trail

Packing for fall? The fall gear guide has the full list.

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.