Kinsman Ridge Trail
New Hampshire
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5.7 mi
Distance
3,938 ft
Gain
2h 42m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail
3 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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Kinsman Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,938 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,938 ft
- Highest point
- 3,449 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,905 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Kinsman Ridge Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back route in New Hampshire with 3,938 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,449 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 2,629 ft
- High point
- 3,449 ft
- Total climbing
- 3,938 ft
- Total descent
- 3,938 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 50% grade around mile 5.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 11 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
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
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
- Eliza Brook ShelterCamping0.7 mi
- Appalachian TrailHiking1.9 mi
- WildwoodCamping2.4 mi
- Reel BrookHiking2.4 mi
- Mount Pemigewasset TrailHiking2.8 mi
- Indian Head Cliff on Mt. PemigewassetRock climbing2.8 mi
- Indian Head BouldersRock climbing2.9 mi
- Pemigewasset RiverCanoeing3.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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