Franconia Ridge Trail
New Hampshire
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1.3 mi
Distance
1,120 ft
Gain
44 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside White Mountain National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
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Franconia Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,120 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,120 ft
- Highest point
- 4,382 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,886 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Franconia Ridge Trail is a 2.64-mile out-and-back route in New Hampshire with 1,120 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 4,382 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 4,185 ft
- High point
- 4,382 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,120 ft
- Total descent
- 1,120 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 30% grade around mile 1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Pemigewasset Ranger District · Ranger district
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Pemigewasset Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Rattlesnake Fire – Pemigewasset Ranger District
fire-restriction · posted Aug 27, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- OsseoHiking0.1 mi
- Mt. Liberty, Franconia NotchRock climbing0.9 mi
- Liberty SpringsCamping1.2 mi
- Flume SlideHiking1.8 mi
- Owls Head PathHiking2.1 mi
- Pemigewasset RiverCanoeing2.8 mi
- Franconia Brook CampsitesCamping2.9 mi
- Indian Head BouldersRock climbing3.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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