1.9 mi from the trailheadBig Rock
Campground · NH

9.6 mi out & back, trail only · 1,457 ft gain · 2,467 ft high point · Hard
Reached from Hancock Notch Trailhead, 8.4 mi each way
In Pemigewasset Wilderness · NH · U.S. Forest Service
Thoreau Falls is a 9.6 mi out and back trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness climbing 1,457 ft to the Thoreau Falls waterfall.
1,457 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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