Island Pond–Mill Pond, 4 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Wapack Wilderness near Smithville, NH. The route passes Mill Pond before reaching Island Pond at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,787 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,194 – 1,768 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70959, -71.88535
Nearest town Smithville, NH
Directions
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Island Pond–Mill Pond, 4 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,787 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,194–1,769 ft
Out & Back · Wapack Wilderness
Trailhead: 42.70959, -71.88535
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Mid State Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Binney Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wapack Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Mill Pond.
- 100 ftReach Island Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Binney Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wapack Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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