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Dry River Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back

Dry River Trail

Bartlett, New Hampshire

17.1 mi

Distance

4,383 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 49m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Dry River Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:369 ft
Max:1,576 ft
Gain:1,336 ft
Loss:1,336 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 369 ft and 1,576 ft across 17.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.369 ft771 ft1,174 ft1,576 ft0.0 mi4.3 mi8.5 mi12.8 mi17.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi369 ft
High point8.3 mi1,576 ft
End17.0 mi369 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Bartlett, NH · about 6 mi away
County:
Carroll County, NH
Jurisdiction:
Crawford Notch State Park · New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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