3.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 4,100 ft of climbing · 2,029 ft–6,189 ft · native material surface · trail No. 31463 · trail class 3 · typical grade 20-30% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, bike
TrailheadPinkham Notch Trailhead 2,032 ft Drive there
Direttissma Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Large gravel lot provides ample parking. The trail is mostly flat, with a few moderate ups and downs. There is an excellent viewpoint shortly before the trail ends at the junction with the Glen Boulder Trail.
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.