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Western Belknap Range Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
New Hampshire

Western Belknap Range Loop

Gilford, New Hampshire

11.4 mi

Distance

3,369 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 29m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Western Belknap Range Loop 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:284 ft
Max:725 ft
Gain:1,124 ft
Loss:1,124 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 284 ft and 725 ft across 11.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.284 ft431 ft578 ft725 ft0.0 mi2.8 mi5.7 mi8.5 mi11.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi293 ft
High point3.4 mi725 ft
End11.4 mi293 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Laconia, NH · about 4 mi away
County:
Belknap 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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