0.0 mi from the trailheadBeaver Brook Shelter
Cabin & lookout · NH

23.9 mi out & back · 9,402 ft gain · 4,335 ft high point · Very hard
From Beaver Brook Trailhead Parking via the Appalachian Trail (0.7 mi)
In Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NH · U.S. Forest Service
Kinsman Ridge is a 23.9-mile out and back from Beaver Brook Trailhead on the Appalachian Trail, gaining 9,402 feet and passing North and South Kinsman Mountains to reach The Cannon Balls East and Coppermine Col.
9,402 ft of gain round trip.
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Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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