Middle Sister Trail

New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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7.3 mi

Distance

2,510 ft

Gain

3h 33m

Time

No verdict for this trail

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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

    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

Big climb
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
7.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,510 ft
Elevation loss
2,510 ft
Highest point
3,346 ft
Lowest point
1,351 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Surface
Natural
Accessibility
Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)

Source for bikes, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Middle Sister Trail is a 7.27-mile out-and-back hike in New Hampshire with 2,258 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward out-and-back pattern.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
1,412 ft
High point
3,346 ft
Total climbing
2,510 ft
Total descent
2,510 ft
Steepest stretch
36% grade around mile 2.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
7.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

It rolls up and down the whole way rather than holding one long climb.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for White Mountain National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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