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Hancock Notch Trail #32189

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 4.0 (4)
  1. Areas
  2. NH
  3. …White Mountain Region
  4. …White Mountain National Forest
  5. Rob Brook Area
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“An easily accessible and great trail through the wilds of New Hampshire. ”

Bill Tarkulich
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Map Key

6.6

Miles

10.6

KM

Point to Point

2,850' 869 m

High

1,803' 550 m

Low

759' 231 m

Up

1,092' 333 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

18%

Max Grade (10°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Fall Colors · River/Creek · Spring · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Need to Know

Ticks on east side of notch.

Description

This trail can be considered two parts. The first, starting at the Kanc and ending at Cedar Brook Trail is a heavily traveled route to bag the Hancock Peaks. Continuing on, it becomes very lightly traveled. From Cedar Brook Trail to the notch is not blazed but from notch to Sawyer River Trail is. There are major washouts and significant erosion on the river. We beat back the hobblebush but it encroaches readily.

Flora & Fauna

Lady slippers

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - White Mountain National Forest Office

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Bill Tarkulich
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  4.0 from 4 votes

#7

in Rob Brook Area

#12052

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#7

in Rob Brook Area

#274

in New Hampshire

#12,052

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Trail has now been cleared. As of 2016.
Sep 29, 2016 near Livermore, NH

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Feb 5, 2021
NH Hiker95
Remote woods walk through the pemi wilderness. Part of the ascent of the Hancocks
Sep 12, 2020
Jamie Marshall
Jul 29, 2019
Joel Sherman
Flat and easy 1.8mi — 1h 30m
Jun 8, 2019
Joel Sherman
1.8mi — 1h 00m
Jun 24, 2018
Aleksandar Petakov

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