Whiteface Trail (Blue)

To Whiteface Mountain (Gilford) · New Hampshire

Whiteface Trail (Blue) is a trail in the Lakes Region, climbing about 700 ft from its lower end to Whiteface Mountain (Gilford).

Map length

1.4 mi

Climb from the low end

690 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

1 h 4 min / 46 min

High point

1,663 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

849 ft/mi

Stream crossings

1

Low point

1,066 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 Whiteface Mountain (Gilford); these figures end there.

Whiteface Trail (Blue)

Elevation profile
500'1,250'2,000'Whiteface Mountain (Gilford), mile 1.440 mi1.4 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Lower end (the lower end) to Whiteface Mountain (Gilford).

  1. 0.0Lower end
  2. 0.3Crosses a stream
  3. 0.6Junction with Piper-Whiteface Link
  4. 1.4Whiteface Mountain (Gilford)

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Piper-Whiteface Link junction

    0.64 mi (total 0.64) · ↑440 ↓1 ft · 32 min / 19 min

  2. To Whiteface Mountain (Gilford)

    0.80 mi (total 1.44) · ↑250 ↓95 ft · 32 min / 27 min

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

Summit conditions

Whiteface Mountain (Gilford)goodOct 9, 8:20 PM
Today's conditions report

Connecting trails

Piper-Whiteface Link

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.