13 mi of trail, end to end · about 5,700 ft of climbing · 1,907 ft–4,334 ft · native material surface · trail No. 31030 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike
Reel Brook Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
After winding through old logging and powerline access roads while ascending to connect with the Kinsman Ridge Trail (a section of the Appalachian Trail) at 2.9 miles. This is the easiest access to the Eliza Brook Shelter; 1 mile north of the Reel Brook Trail and the Kinsman Ridge Trail intersection.
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.
