White Mountain National Forest · New Hampshire, Maine

York Pond

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 31471 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Trailhead York Pond East Trailhead Drive there

Mill Brook Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Located on York Pond Road this trailhead provides access to Mill Brook Trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

York Pond East Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Hikers can park on the left side of the road with the trail sign, being careful not to block the gate. At .2 miles, the Bunnel Notch Trail branches to the right to the Kilkenny Ridge Trail, and provides the most direct route to Cabot Cabin. The York Pond Trail leads to Willard Notch and crosses the Kilkenny Ridge Trail.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.