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Mount Washington Auto Road route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
New Hampshire

Mount Washington Auto Road

Gorham, New Hampshire

15.9 mi

Distance

4,990 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 42m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mount Washington Auto Road 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:475 ft
Max:1,914 ft
Gain:1,521 ft
Loss:1,521 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 475 ft and 1,914 ft across 15.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.475 ft955 ft1,434 ft1,914 ft0.0 mi4.0 mi8.0 mi11.9 mi15.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi496 ft
High point8.1 mi1,914 ft
End15.9 mi496 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Gorham, NH · about 7 mi away
County:
Coos 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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