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Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
New Hampshire

Monadnock Recreational Rail Trail

Jaffrey, New Hampshire

15.0 mi

Distance

850 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 10m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Monadnock Recreational Rail 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.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:308 ft
Max:355 ft
Gain:259 ft
Loss:259 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 308 ft and 355 ft across 15.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.308 ft324 ft339 ft355 ft0.0 mi3.7 mi7.5 mi11.2 mi15.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi311 ft
High point5.4 mi355 ft
End15.0 mi311 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Jaffrey, NH · in or next to town
County:
Cheshire County, NH

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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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