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Boulder Loop Trail - White Mountains National Forest (Albany, NH)

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Trail stats

Distance
2.72 mi
Elevation gain
892 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
892 ft
Max elevation
1,718 ft
TrailRank 
33
Min elevation
874 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
56 minutes
Time
2 hours 35 minutes
Coordinates
630
Uploaded
October 8, 2018
Recorded
October 2018
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near Albany, New Hampshire (United States)

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Itinerary description

Well marked trail in the White Mountains National Forest. Car access and parking at Passaconaway Rd, Albany, NH 03818. The trail pictures are from October, 2018, a few days from the Fall Foliage peak, in a cloudy day.

Waypoints

PictographInformation point Altitude 1,006 ft
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Trailhead

Trailhead next to the parking, after the Albany Covered Bridge across the Swift River.

PictographPhoto Altitude 945 ft
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Trail aspect

Tree roots and stones along the path.

PictographIntersection Altitude 997 ft
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Intersection - Left

Beginning of the loop. Take the left path to follow the waypoints. Easier to go up by a steeper path and go down by a smoother one.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,064 ft
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Waypoint #2 - Stone wall

Trail waypoint #2. Take the right when close to the stone wall. Follow the yellow markers on the trees.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,129 ft
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Waypoint #3

Trail aspect passing by Waypoint #3.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,395 ft
Photo ofTrail aspect

Trail aspect

Tree roots and stones along the path.

PictographSummit Altitude 1,460 ft
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Summit

Hope you reach it with better weather conditions!

PictographSummit Altitude 1,452 ft
Photo ofSummit view

Summit view

Just few meters ahead, another place to look at the forest below.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,644 ft
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Trail aspect

After the summit, the trail still go up and down for a while.

PictographInformation point Altitude 1,694 ft
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Trail signs

Take a right to a short path for another view site (not shown here)

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,540 ft
Photo ofFall Foliage

Fall Foliage

Mapple leafs on the floor along the trail.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,338 ft
Photo ofFall Foliage

Fall Foliage

Mapple leafs on the floor along the trail.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,228 ft
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Waypoint #12

Waypoint #12

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,002 ft
Photo ofWaypoint #14

Waypoint #14

Waypoint #14. Take the right to go around the rocks.

PictographCar park Altitude 888 ft
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Trail End

Back to the road next to the parking lot.

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