Whitin Brook Trail

Near Mount Mexico · New Hampshire

USFS trail #32426

Whitin Brook Trail is a trail in the Sandwich Range and Waterville Valley, climbing about 800 ft from the Old Paugus Trail junction to the Cabin Trail junction.

Map length

1.5 mi

Climb from the low end

777 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

1 h 7 min / 44 min

High point

2,218 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,273 ft/mi

Stream crossings

1

Low point

1,442 ft

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

Whitin Brook Trail

Elevation profile
1,000'1,750'2,500'0 mi1.5 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Old Paugus Trail junction (the lower end) to Cabin Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Old Paugus Trail junction
  2. 0.1Junction with Big Rock Cave Trail
  3. 0.7Crosses Whitin Brook
  4. 1.5Junction with Cabin Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Big Rock Cave Trail junction

    0.15 mi (total 0.15) · ↑83 ↓0 ft · 7 min / 5 min

  2. To Cabin Trail junction

    1.31 mi (total 1.46) · ↑693 ↓7 ft · 1 h / 40 min

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

Connecting trails

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.