Ranger Trail
New Hampshire
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.8 mi
Distance
1,901 ft
Gain
1h 49m
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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Ranger Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,901 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,901 ft
- Highest point
- 2,728 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,152 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Ranger Trail is a 5.68-mile out-and-back hike in New Hampshire with 1,901 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 2,728 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,152 ft
- High point
- 2,728 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,901 ft
- Total descent
- 1,901 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 25% grade around mile 2.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
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
- National Park 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
- Spring Morning WallRock climbing1.8 mi
- PickledishRock climbing2 mi
- Beaver Dam BoulderRock climbing2.1 mi
- Trapper John ShelterCamping2.2 mi
- Black Bog TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Trout Pond TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Hexacuba ShelterCamping5.9 mi
- Indian RiverCanoeing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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