Moose Watch Xc
New Hampshire
Free — you'll pick up right here.
7.8 mi
Distance
619 ft
Gain
No verdict for this route
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
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.
Outside any avalanche forecast zone
No avalanche center covers this location, so danger ratings can't be shown.
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Here's your day on snow, mapped
Moose Watch Xc
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,407 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,407 ft
- Highest point
- 2,108 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,467 ft
Gear for the day
Photos
Directions & GPX
About this route
Moose Watch Xc is a 7.84-mile out-and-back trail in New Hampshire with 631 feet of elevation gain and 788 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
Facts about this route
The climb
- Starts at
- 1,710 ft
- High point
- 2,108 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,407 ft
- Total descent
- 1,407 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 13% grade around mile 1.5 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 7.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
The climb is steady from start to finish.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Pemigewasset Ranger District · Ranger district
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
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
- Moose Watch XC Ski TrailHiking0.1 mi
- GALE RIVER LOOP SNOMOHiking0.4 mi
- Badger XC Ski TrailCross-country skiing0.4 mi
- Gale River LoopCamping1.4 mi
- Beech Hill Campground and CabinsCamping2.8 mi
- SugarloafRock climbing4.3 mi
- Middle Sugarloaf / Main FaceRock climbing4.3 mi
- Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton WoodsLake fishing7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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