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Monadnock Summit Loop via Cascade Link, Red Spot, Pumpelly, and White Cross Trails route map
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Monadnock State Park/New Hampshire

Monadnock Summit Loop via Cascade Link, Red Spot, Pumpelly, and White Cross Trails

Jaffrey, New Hampshire

4.1 mi

Distance

1,749 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 14m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Monadnock Summit Loop via Cascade Link, Red Spot, Pumpelly, and White Cross Trails 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:428 ft
Max:952 ft
Gain:533 ft
Loss:533 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 428 ft and 952 ft across 4.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.428 ft603 ft777 ft952 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.1 mi3.1 mi4.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi428 ft
High point2.2 mi952 ft
End4.1 mi428 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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:
Jaffrey, NH · about 3 mi away
County:
Cheshire County, NH
Jurisdiction:
Monadnock State Park · New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

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

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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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