Yellow Trail

Near Mount Crag · New Hampshire

Yellow Trail is a trail in New Hampshire's North Country, climbing about 650 ft from the Red Trail junction to the Gates Brook Trail junction.

Map length

1.9 mi

Climb from the low end

671 ft

Book time up / down (from map miles)

1 h 16 min / 1 h 10 min

High point

1,398 ft

Above treeline

None

Steepest ¼ mile

1,642 ft/mi

Stream crossings

0

Low point

732 ft

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

Yellow Trail

Elevation profile Steep (25%+)
500'1,000'1,500'Mount Crag, mile 1.590 mi1.9 mi

Mile by mile (map miles)

From Red Trail junction (the lower end) to Gates Brook Trail junction.

  1. 0.0Red Trail junction
  2. 1.6Mount Crag
  3. 1.9Junction with Gates Brook Trail

Distances and book times (map miles)

  1. To Mount Crag

    1.59 mi (total 1.59) · ↑671 ↓28 ft · 1 h 8 min / 49 min

  2. To Gates Brook Trail junction

    0.28 mi (total 1.87) · ↑0 ↓407 ft · 8 min / 20 min

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

Connecting trails

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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.