White Trail

To Belknap Mountain · New Hampshire

White Trail is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 700 ft from Wayne's Way parking to Belknap Mountain.

Map length

0.9 mi

Climb from the low end

711 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

49 min / 27 min

High point

2,329 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,078 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

1,609 ft

Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer. The mapped trail stops about 0.1 mi and 54 ft short of the summit of Belknap Mountain; these figures end there.

White Trail

Elevation profile
1,500'2,000'2,500'0 mi0.9 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Wayne's Way parking (the lower end) to Belknap Mountain.

  1. 0.0Wayne's Way parking
  2. 0.2Junction with Old Piper Trail
  3. 0.9Junction with East Gilford Trail
  4. 0.9Belknap Mountain

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Old Piper Trail junction

    0.19 mi (total 0.19) · ↑171 ↓0 ft · 11 min / 6 min

  2. To Belknap Mountain

    0.71 mi (total 0.90) · ↑536 ↓0 ft · 37 min / 22 min

↑ walking from Wayne's Way parking; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.

Trailheads and parking

  • Wayne's Way parking

    0.2 mi walk to the start of the trail

    Parking fee

Summit conditions

Belknap MountainmoderateOct 9, 8:20 PM
Today's conditions report

Connecting trails

Old Piper TrailEast Gilford Trail

What to bring

From the summit forecast, Sat to Mon

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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.