Dryad Falls Trail
New Hampshire
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.4 mi
Distance
2,415 ft
Gain
30 min
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
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Dryad Falls Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,415 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,415 ft
- Highest point
- 2,636 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,470 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
- Fee
- No fee
Source for fee: National Park Service API
About this trail
Dryad Falls Trail is a 2.78-mile out-and-back route in New Hampshire managed by the National Park Service. The trail descends 1,256 feet from its high point, offering access to Dryad Falls.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 2,636 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,415 ft
- Total descent
- 2,415 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 50% grade around mile 1.1 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Androscoggin Ranger District · Ranger district
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- National Park Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Androscoggin Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Discovery Trail Emergency Closure
critical · posted Aug 27, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Peabody Brook TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Austin Brook TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Middle Mountain TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Main Slab AreaRock climbing1.9 mi
- North Bald CapRock climbing2.1 mi
- Lost Boys AreaRock climbing2.2 mi
- Rattle River ShelterCamping4.5 mi
- Hastings CampgroundCamping8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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