White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire, Maine
Ledge
0.3 mi of trail, end to end · White Ledge Trailhead: 4.4 mi loop in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 31415 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 44.3623, -71.2203 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Carter Ledge Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Please use the day use parking area and DO NOT BLOCK campsites with hiker vehicles. The trail accesses Middle Sister (3,340 ft.) and reaches the summit via Middle Sister Trail at 3.6 miles with 2000 feet of elevation gain.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Madison Gulf / Old Jackson Road North Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
The Madison Gulf trail leads through the Great Gulf Wilderness to Madison Gulf, a very steep and rocky area with several ledge outcroppings, bouldery areas and a chimney with loose rock (not recommended for descent). Old Jackson Road, part of the Appalachian Trail, has moderate grades and decent footing as it leads to Pinkham Notch.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
White Ledge Trailhead 4.4 mi loop · the Forest Service's write-up
White Ledge Loop is a 4.4 mile loop trail to White Ledge (2,010 ft.); a 1,450 feet elevation gain.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in White Mountain National Forest
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.
