Woodsum Spur Trail

Near Puzzle Mountain · Maine

Woodsum Spur Trail is a trail in New Hampshire's North Country, climbing about 850 ft from the Grafton Loop Trail junction to Puzzle Mountain.

Map length

1.6 mi

Climb from the low end

860 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

1 h 15 min / 57 min

High point

3,142 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,094 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

2,477 ft

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

Woodsum Spur Trail

Elevation profile
2,000'2,750'3,500'Puzzle Mountain, mile 1.530 mi1.6 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Grafton Loop Trail junction (the lower end) to Puzzle Mountain.

  1. 0.0Grafton Loop Trail junction
  2. 1.5Puzzle Mountain
  3. 1.6Junction with Grafton Loop Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Puzzle Mountain (mile 1.5)

    1.53 mi (total 1.53) · ↑860 ↓204 ft · 1 h 12 min / 52 min

  2. To Puzzle Mountain (mile 1.6)

    0.11 mi (total 1.64) · ↑0 ↓46 ft · 4 min / 5 min

↑ walking from Grafton Loop 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.