Bog Brook Trail
New Hampshire
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.6 mi
Distance
1,328 ft
Gain
1h 55m
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 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Bog Brook Trail
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,328 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,328 ft
- Highest point
- 2,421 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,763 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
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
Bog Brook Trail is a 5.60-mile out-and-back hike in New Hampshire with 84 feet of elevation gain and 682 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows a straightforward out-and-back pattern.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 2,421 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,328 ft
- Total descent
- 1,328 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 12% grade around mile 1.7 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 5.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Pinkham Notch, NH weather station, 4.4 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan26° high6° low
- Feb28° high7° low
- Mar36° high15° low
- Apr49° high27° low
- May62° high39° low
- Jun70° high48° low
- Jul75° high53° low
- Aug74° high52° low
- Sep68° high45° low
- Oct54° high35° low
- Nov42° high24° low
- Dec31° high14° low
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
- Wild River TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Rainbow TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Perkins Notch Tent SiteCamping1.1 mi
- Wildcat River TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Black Mountain CabinCamping2.8 mi
- Pinnacle BlockRock climbing4.1 mi
- Upper Slabs and Cracks, TheRock climbing4.1 mi
- Ellis RiverRiver fishing6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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