Wilderness Trail
Near Mount Hancock (North Peak) · New Hampshire
Wilderness Trail is a trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and the Willey Range, climbing about 550 ft from the Cedar Brook Trail and East Side Trail junction to the Carrigain Notch Trail and Shoal Pond Trail junction.
Map length
3.9 mi
Climb from the low end
560 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 13 min / 2 h 2 min
High point
2,077 ft
Above treeline
None
Steepest ¼ mile
290 ft/mi
Stream crossings
2 (2 fords)
Low point
1,641 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Wilderness Trail
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Cedar Brook Trail and East Side Trail junction (the lower end) to Carrigain Notch Trail and Shoal Pond Trail junction.
- 0.0Cedar Brook Trail and East Side Trail junction
- 1.4Junction with Thoreau Falls Trail
- 2.3Fords Crystal Brook
- 3.6Fords Carrigain Branch: can be dangerous in high water
- 3.9Junction with Carrigain Notch Trail and Shoal Pond Trail
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Thoreau Falls Trail junction
1.36 mi (total 1.36) · ↑120 ↓89 ft · 44 min / 43 min
To Carrigain Notch Trail and Shoal Pond Trail junction
2.49 mi (total 3.85) · ↑439 ↓128 ft · 1 h 28 min / 1 h 19 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Brook Trail and East Side Trail junction | Thoreau Falls Trail junction | 1.36 | 1.36 | 120 / 89 ft | 44 min / 43 min |
| Thoreau Falls Trail junction | Carrigain Notch Trail and Shoal Pond Trail junction | 2.49 | 3.85 | 439 / 128 ft | 1 h 28 min / 1 h 19 min |
↑ walking from Cedar Brook Trail and East Side 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.