White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire, Maine
Mead
1.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 32205 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 43.8570, -71.4948 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Mead Explorer Base Camp the Forest Service's write-up
reservation required
Mead, with its year-round parking, serves as a launch pad for several trailheads including the Wentworth Trail up Mt. Israel, the Bear Camp River Trail, and the hike to Cow Cave and Beede Falls. Many birding, tracking, nature and historic walks begin at Mead.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Wentworth Trail / Mead BaseTrailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Mead Base provides ample parking. The Wentworth Trail starts behind the historic home at Mead Base Conservation Center and reaches the summit of Mt. Israel (2,630 ft.) in 2.1 miles and 1,700 ft of 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.
