White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire, Maine

Cabin Trail

2.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 32421 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailhead Cabin Trailhead Drive there

Black Mountain Ski Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trail offers hiking and advanced backcountry skiing in winter and accesses Black Mountain Cabin, which requires reservations. The cabin rents for $20.00 per night and reservations may be made on the web at www.recreation.gov or by phone at 877-444-6777.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Cabin Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Roadside parking is available across the street from the trailhead. Take care not to block driveways when parking.

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Lincoln Woods Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Recreation fee charged. 

​This very large parking area has many ammenities, including restrooms, potable water, interpretive panels, trash receptacles and a cabin. Short nature trails between a suspension bridge and a pedestrian bridge alongside Rte. 112, both spanning the west branch of the Pemigewasset river, afford an accessible self-guided loop walk through the area.

Lincoln Woods trailhead is considered the gateway to the Pemigewasset Wilderness, the largest in the northeast. Popular backcountry destinations include the Bondcliffs and Thirteen Falls Campsite, but in warm weather great numbers of people visit scenic Franconia Falls. From the trailhead, Eastside and Lincoln Woods trails travel up either side of the river, and intersect with many trails, notably Osseo, Bondcliff, Wilderness, and Cedar Brook.

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About this trail's facts

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.