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The Glen Boulder Trail leads from NH Route 16 S of Pinkham Notch to the Davis Path below Boott Spur. It has plenty of rough walking and ledge scrambling and two sections are above treeline and exposed to the weather. Halfway along in one of the open sections is Glen Boulder, a large angular rock visible from many points in the notch.
Distance: From NH Route 16 to Davis Path, about 3.2 miles one-way
Elevation gain: About 3200 feet, nominal on descent
Maps:
USGS Stairs Mountain
AMC Presidential Range
Location: White Mountains Region
NH 2003-2004 map G-8
DeLorme NHA&G 44-B/C6/7 - Pinkhams Grant/Sargents Purchase
The trail is located S of Gorham and W of Pinkham Notch
Trailhead: Glen Ellis Falls parking lot W side of NH Route 16 about .7 miles S of AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, elevation about 1960 feet
44.2458°N, 71.2535°W (WGS84)
WMNF fee site
From I-93 exit 35 N of Franconia Notch, take US Route 3 N about 13 miles to NH Route 115. Turn R on NH Route 115 and follow it about 10 miles to its end at US Route 2. Turn R on US Route 2 and follow it 14.5 miles to Gorham town common with railroad station. Turn R on NH Route 16 and go S about 11.6 miles to trailhead.
Far End: Davis Path on shoulder of Boott Spur, elevation about 5177 feet
Owner: White Mountain National Forest
Maintainer: Appalachian Mountain Club
Special regulations: No camping within 1/4 mi. of trailhead or above treeline
From the parking lot, the Glen Boulder Trail follows the wide path to the rest rooms and continues beyond in much narrower form. It ascends to the base of a cliff which it once ascended up a gully, but now circles the base to the R and climbs to the junction with the Direttisma from the AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center at .4 miles. The trail next runs L along the clifftop then climbs moderately, crossing a cross-country ski trail and a brook. It then begins a steeper ascent and breaks out above treeline, and finally turns L to angle toward Glen Boulder which it reaches at 1.6 miles.
The trail now climbs steeply in the open to the ridge crest and enters forest again. The trail circles an unnamed ravine and comes out in the open again near the summit of Gulf Peak (sometimes called Slide Peak) at 2.6 miles, which overlooks the Gulf of Slides. The trail descends slightly into scrub at the col, and then climbs more steeply towards Boott Spur, crossing some grassy areas before coming out in the open permanently. The line of the cairns on the L skyline is the Davis Path, and the Glen Boulder Trail ends at its junction at 3.2 miles at the foot of an outcrop. Turn L for Mount Isolation and R for Boott Spur and Mount Washington.
Parking lot not plowed, but there are plowed pulloffs nearby on NH Route 16.
Map Notes: NA
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