White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire, Maine

Wild River Trail

9.5 mi of trail, end to end · Roost North Trailhead: 1.2 mi loop in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 31890 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailhead Wild River / Basin Trailhead Drive there

Bog Brook Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The trailhead accesses both Bog Brook and Wildcat River Trails, leading to Carter Notch and the Wild River Wilderness.

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East Branch Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The trailhead offers seasonal parking for East Branch Trail which accesses Perkin's Notch Shelter, Carter Notch and the Wild River Wilderness.

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Roost North Trailhead 1.2 mi loop · the Forest Service's write-up

A short hike up to the summit and then down a spur trail will reveal spectacular views of the Wild River Valley. Hikers can continue from the summit down to the southern trailhead, which requires a .8 mile walk along the road to complete a 1.2 mile loop, or retrace the same path directly back to the northern lot.

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Wild River / Basin Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Recreation fee charged. <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/whitemountain/?cid=STELPRDB5297292">See fee schedule</a>.&nbsp;

The Wild River and Basin Trails can be used to access the vast and scenic Wild River Wilderness and surrounding mountain ranges. There is a vault toilet at the trailhead. Both the Wild River Road and Route 113 are gated closed in the winter.

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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.