
Boulder Loop Trail
New Hampshire
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.9 mi
Distance
865 ft
Gain
1h 35m
Time
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 1 h ago · oldest 2 h
problem: Agency alerts
7 active alerts in White Mountain National Forest; most severe: Rattlesnake Fire – Pemigewasset Ranger District
USFSPosted Aug 15 · checked 2 h ago
caution: Weather
Clouds, high 54°F / low 43°F, 94% precip — 67/100 for hike
OpenWeather1 h ago
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Why you'll love it
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Boulder Loop Trail
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Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 865 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,170 ft
- Highest point
- 1,735 ft
- Lowest point
- 866 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Boulder Loop Trail is a 2.94-mile loop in New Hampshire with 1,219 feet of elevation gain and 1,170 feet of elevation loss. The route follows a loop pattern.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 904 ft
- High point
- 1,735 ft
- Total climbing
- 865 ft
- Total descent
- 1,170 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 31% grade around mile 1.2 from the start
- Length
- 2.9 mi
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Saco Ranger District · Ranger district
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for White Mountain National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Town Hall Road Camping and Fire Restrictions
caution · posted Sep 29, 2026
Sawyer River Road Temporarily Closed
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Pemigewasset Wilderness Food Storage Requirement
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Rattlesnake Fire – Pemigewasset Ranger District
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Sabbaday Brook Trail - New HampshireHiking0.1 mi
- Main CliffRock climbing0.1 mi
- Tier 1 Left Side Boulder(s)Rock climbing0.1 mi
- Blackberry CrossingCamping0.3 mi
- Covered BridgeCamping0.4 mi
- WENUNCHUS SKI TRAILHiking1.4 mi
- Swift RiverRiver fishing5.3 mi
- Saco RiverRiver fishing6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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