Pratt Mountain & Mill Pond via Wapack Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wapack Wilderness near East Rindge, NH. The route passes Mill Pond before reaching Pratt Mountain at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 582 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pratt Mountain & Mill Pond via Wapack Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 1,199–1,773 ft
Out & Back · Wapack Wilderness
Trailhead: 42.73739, -71.93864
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 75°F / low 64° · precip 94% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Wapack Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Pratt Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Mill Pond–Binney Hill Road, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
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