Kinsman Pond
New Hampshire
Free — you'll pick up right here.
4.4 mi
Distance
1,545 ft
Gain
2h 14m
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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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Kinsman Pond
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,545 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,545 ft
- Highest point
- 3,740 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,295 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Kinsman Pond is a 4.40-mile out-and-back trail in New Hampshire managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,523 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 2,337 ft
- High point
- 3,740 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,545 ft
- Total descent
- 1,545 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 30% grade around mile 1.3 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
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
- Basin CascadesHiking0.9 mi
- Hi-Cannon TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Pemi TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Metal WallsRock climbing1.6 mi
- Joker CragRock climbing1.6 mi
- Coppermine ShelterCamping2.4 mi
- Eliza Brook ShelterCamping2.7 mi
- Pemigewasset RiverCanoeing2.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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