Back 80 Loop
Photo: timsackton, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 482 ft
- climb
- 1,773 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Back 80 Loop is a 1.24-mile out-and-back trail in New Hampshire with 482 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,773 feet.
Woodland TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dukes Ski TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Manning TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lower Manning TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Back 80 TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Holt TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Nature TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Alexandria Ski TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Bailey Brook Ski TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cathedral Forest TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Šarūnas Burdulis, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Back 80 Loop
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / 7°
12 wet
Feb
32° / 7°
10 wet
Mar
40° / 17°
11 wet
Apr
54° / 28°
10 wet
May
66° / 40°
10 wet
Jun
75° / 50°
10 wet
Jul
79° / 54°
10 wet
Aug
78° / 53°
8 wet
Sep
71° / 45°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 33°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 25°
11 wet
Dec
34° / 15°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grafton, NH, 7.6 mi away at 830 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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