White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire, Maine

Church Pond Trail

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 40 ft of climbing · 1,231 ft–1,261 ft · native material surface · trail No. 32405 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

1,244 ft 1,253 ft · 1.0 mi high 1,261 ft

Trailhead Church Pond Trailhead 1,247 ft Drive there

Church Pond Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Parking is tight and hikers must immediately ford the Swift River to access the trail. Hikers can access Church Pond and the magnificent views it affords at 1.1 miles heading clockwise on this trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.