White Arrow Trail
To Mount Monadnock · New Hampshire
White Arrow Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 1,150 ft from the Old Halfway House Trail junction to Mount Monadnock.
Map length
1.0 mi
Climb from the low end
1,133 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 3 min / 29 min
High point
3,152 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
1,580 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
2,015 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.
White Arrow Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Old Halfway House Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Monadnock.
- 0.0Old Halfway House Trail junction
- 0.1Junction with Fairy Spring, Metacomet- Monadnock Trail and Monte Rosa
- 0.6Junction with Amphitheatre Trail and Side Foot Trail
- 0.9Junction with Dublin Trail, Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail, Pumpelly Trail, Smith Summit Trail and White Dot Trail
- 1.0Mount Monadnock
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Monte Rosa junction
0.15 mi (total 0.15) · ↑58 ↓0 ft · 6 min / 5 min
To Amphitheatre Trail / Side Foot Trail junction
0.43 mi (total 0.58) · ↑525 ↓0 ft · 29 min / 13 min
To Mount Monadnock
0.38 mi (total 0.96) · ↑529 ↓0 ft · 27 min / 11 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Halfway House Trail junction | Monte Rosa junction | 0.15 | 0.15 | 58 / 0 ft | 6 min / 5 min |
| Monte Rosa junction | Amphitheatre Trail / Side Foot Trail junction | 0.43 | 0.58 | 525 / 0 ft | 29 min / 13 min |
| Amphitheatre Trail / Side Foot Trail junction | Mount Monadnock | 0.38 | 0.96 | 529 / 0 ft | 27 min / 11 min |
↑ walking from Old Halfway House Trail junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Summit conditions
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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.