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Mount Cardigan via Holt and Clark Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
New Hampshire

Mount Cardigan via Holt and Clark Trail

Bristol, New Hampshire

4.3 mi

Distance

1,752 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 19m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Mount Cardigan via Holt and Clark Trail is a loop trail in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It is 4.3 miles long and gains 1,752 feet. The nearest town is Canaan, New Hampshire, about 6 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:426 ft
Max:954 ft
Gain:531 ft
Loss:531 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 426 ft and 954 ft across 4.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.426 ft602 ft778 ft954 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.2 mi4.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi426 ft
High point2.0 mi954 ft
End4.3 mi426 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Canaan, NH · about 6 mi away
County:
Grafton County, NH

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

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