4.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,300 ft of climbing · 1,760 ft–3,098 ft · native material surface · trail No. 32171 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike
TrailheadsEast Pond Trailhead (Kancamagus Hwy) 1,773 ft Drive there · East Pond Trailhead (Tripoli Rd) 1,813 ft Drive there
East Pond Trailhead (Kancamagus Hwy) the Forest Service's write-up
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This trailhead accesses the northern end of the East Pond trail. Gaining the quiet ridge between Mt. Osceola and Scar Ridge at 2.9 miles, the trail descends to scenic East Pond at 3.7, passing a side loop to Little East Pond before the terminus on Tripoli Road at 5.1 miles.
East Pond Trailhead (Tripoli Rd) the Forest Service's write-up
The East Pond trail offers easy access to the very scenic shores of East Pond, as well as an interesting side loop to the more remote Little East Pond. Reaching East Pond in 1.4 miles, hikers can continue onward to the height of land at 2.2 miles and down the less travelled half to reach the Kancamagus Highway (NH Rte. 112) in 5.1 miles.
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.
