Pratt Mountain–Mid State Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve near Smithville, NH. The route reaches Pratt Mountain at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,251 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,194 – 1,772 ft · steepest grade: 31%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70959, -71.88535
Nearest town Smithville, NH
Directions
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Pratt Mountain–Mid State Trail, 3 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,194–1,773 ft
Out & Back · Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve
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.
- 1.2 miReach Pratt Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Binney Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wapack Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 450 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
72% dirt28% 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 5:51 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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