New Hampshire · Ski touring · Near North Conway

Leavitt's Link

1.4 mi
round trip
536 ft
climb
1,567 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Sep
best months

Is Leavitt's Link open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White Mountain National Forest. It doesn't name Leavitt's Link, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · White Mountain National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Leavitt's Link is a ski touring route in the Androscoggin Ranger District of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, managed by the Forest Service. The out-and-back trip is about 2.8 miles long, with a one-way climb of 153 feet from a starting elevation of about 1,543 feet to a high point of about 1,567 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.6 miles in, with a grade of about 11%. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from the nearby Pinkham Notch weather station show January highs around 26°F and lows near 6°F, while July highs reach about 75°F. That station sits roughly 460 feet higher than the route, so temperatures on the link run a little warmer. The Dragon Corridor cross-country ski route is about 0.4 miles away, and the Nineteen Mile Brook and Aqueduct Loop hikes are both within a mile. For an overnight stay, the Osgood Tent Site is about 1.2 miles off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Osgood Tent Site

    Campground

    Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    The Glen House

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsKen Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    New England Ski Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 25 mi from North Conway

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

More in North Conway
  • Best time to go · Sep

    Best time to visit Leavitt's Link

    Best months: September. 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.

    1. Jan

      26° / 6°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      28° / 7°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      36° / 15°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 27°

      13 wet

    5. May

      62° / 39°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      70° / 48°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      75° / 53°

      14 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 52°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 45°

      12 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 35°

      14 wet

    11. Nov

      42° / 24°

      14 wet

    12. Dec

      31° / 14°

      16 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pinkham Notch, NH, 3.5 mi away at 2,025 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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