White Dot Trail
To Mount Monadnock · New Hampshire
White Dot Trail is a trail in southern and western New Hampshire, climbing about 1,800 ft from the White Dot Trail junction to Mount Monadnock.
Map length
1.7 mi
Climb from the low end
1,777 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
1 h 46 min / 52 min
High point
3,153 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
2,098 ft/mi
Stream crossings
0
Low point
1,382 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 Dot Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From White Dot Trail junction (the lower end) to Mount Monadnock.
- 0.0White Dot Trail junction
- 0.0Water source
- 0.5Junction with White Cross Trail
- 0.7Junction with Cascade Link
- 0.7Falcon Spring
- 1.1Junction with Old Ski Path
- 1.4Junction with Smith Connecting and White Cross Trail
- 1.7Junction with Dublin Trail, Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail, Pumpelly Trail, Smith Summit Trail and White Arrow Trail
- 1.7Mount Monadnock
Distances and book times (map miles)
To White Cross Trail junction
0.51 mi (total 0.51) · ↑317 ↓5 ft · 25 min / 16 min
To Cascade Link junction
0.19 mi (total 0.70) · ↑120 ↓0 ft · 10 min / 6 min
To Old Ski Path junction
0.38 mi (total 1.08) · ↑675 ↓0 ft · 32 min / 11 min
To Smith Connecting junction
0.34 mi (total 1.42) · ↑318 ↓0 ft · 20 min / 10 min
To Mount Monadnock
0.32 mi (total 1.74) · ↑321 ↓3 ft · 19 min / 10 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Dot Trail junction | White Cross Trail junction | 0.51 | 0.51 | 317 / 5 ft | 25 min / 16 min |
| White Cross Trail junction | Cascade Link junction | 0.19 | 0.70 | 120 / 0 ft | 10 min / 6 min |
| Cascade Link junction | Old Ski Path junction | 0.38 | 1.08 | 675 / 0 ft | 32 min / 11 min |
| Old Ski Path junction | Smith Connecting junction | 0.34 | 1.42 | 318 / 0 ft | 20 min / 10 min |
| Smith Connecting junction | Mount Monadnock | 0.32 | 1.74 | 321 / 3 ft | 19 min / 10 min |
↑ walking from White Dot 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.