2.7 miles
Distance
-2,307 ft
Descent
01:01:25
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Crawford Path - Up Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
  • Riding Area
    Southern Presidentials
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Global Ranking
    #948 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    US Forest Service
  • OSM Way
    #80793852

Crawford path is considered the oldest continuously maintained footpath in the United States. The first section, leading up Mt Pierce (Mt. Clinton) was cut in 1819 by Abel Crawford and his son Ethan Allen Crawford. In 1840, Thomas J Crawford, a younger son of Abel, converted the footpath into a bridle path, but more than a century has passed since it was used regularly for ascents on horseback. The trail still mostly follows the original path, except for the section between Mt. Monroe and Westside Trail, which was relocated to take Crawford Path off the windswept ridge and down past the shelter at Lakes of the Clouds.

From the Junction just north of the Mt. Pierce summit to the summit of Mt washington, Crawford Path is part of the Appalachian Trail and blazed in white. (On Trailforks this section is called AT - Crawford Path, and the section from the Mt. Pierce summit down to Crawford Notch is referred to just as Crawford Path.)

source: White Mountain Guide, P 38
Access Info

The main parking area at the south end of this trail is located on the west side of Clinton Road, 0.1 mi. north of its junction with US 302. The former parking lot on US 302 has been closed, and Crawford Path hikers are requested to use the Mt. Clinton Rd. lot because parking spaces at other lots in the area are needed for the trails that originate from those lots. For historical reasons, the name Crawford Path continues to be attached to the old route of the trail that leads directly from US 302, and the short path that connects Crawford Path to the Mt. Clinton Rd. Parking lot is called Crawford Path Connector.

Disclaimer

Caution: Parts of this trail are dangerous in bad weather. Several Lives have been lost on Crawford Path because of failure to observe proper precautions. For a detailed description of this trail see AMC's White Mountain Guide, P38.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Crawford Path - Up hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,307 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,931 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,238 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,238 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,932 ft
  • Grade
    -16.1%
  • Grade max
    -50.8%
  • Grade min
    3.2%
  • Distance climb
    95 ft
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    56 ft
  • Avg time
    01:01:25
  • Avg reverse time
    02:46:30
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