Cohos Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the Cohos Trail route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one, and which permit each stretch needs. To set alerts for your dates, go to the Cohos Trail Thru-Hike permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Cohos Trail. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
The permit is issued for a named entry point. Notchland (Southern Terminus) and Fourth Connecticut Lake / Prospect Hill (Northern Terminus) are the ones on this list.
- Stops mapped
- 7
- Across the markers
- 169.7 mi
- Published route length
- 170 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 3,946 ft
How long it takes: 9-16 days. That is the figure the permit publishes. This page does not divide the route into days, because no source records which stop you sleep at.
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Cohos Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
1,016 ft
Notchland (Southern Terminus)
Entry point: the permit is issued for this trailhead
The Cohos Trail begins here near Crawford Notch, in the White Mountain National Forest.
60.4 miles · 3,143 ft up to Mount Cabot
Mile 60.4
4,159 ft
Mount Cabot
High point of the Kilkenny section, reached via the Kilkenny Ridge Trail; a cabin sits along the way.
19.6 miles · 746 ft down to North Percy Peak
Mile 80.0
3,413 ft
North Percy Peak
One of the Percy Peaks (North and Twin) in Nash Stream Forest, with an organized campsite.
15.4 miles · 473 ft down to Gadwah Notch
Mile 95.4
2,940 ft
Gadwah Notch
Notch crossing between Nash Stream Forest and Dixville Notch, noted as an area where water can be scarce in dry summers.
9.9 miles · 324 ft down to Table Rock, Dixville Notch
Mile 105.3
2,616 ft
Table Rock, Dixville Notch
Prominent rock outcrop in the Dixville Notch section.
54.5 miles · 757 ft down to Second Connecticut Lake
Mile 159.8
1,859 ft
Second Connecticut Lake
Named lake in the Boundary Mountains section near the trail's north end.
9.9 miles · 803 ft up to Fourth Connecticut Lake / Prospect Hill (Northern Terminus)
Mile 169.7
2,662 ft
Fourth Connecticut Lake / Prospect Hill (Northern Terminus)
Entry point: the permit is issued for this trailhead
The Cohos Trail ends here at the Canadian border, high on Prospect Hill above the source of the Connecticut River.
Getting a Cohos Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Cohos Trail dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations. They return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag checks Cohos Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.