North-South Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the North-South 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 North-South Trail permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The North-South Trail. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 13
- Across the markers
- 75.4 mi
- Published route length
- 78 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 861 ft
How long it takes: 4-6 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 North-South Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
21 ft
Ninigret Park (south terminus area)
3.2 miles · 18 ft up to Burlingame State Park
Mile 3.2
39 ft
Burlingame State Park
4.8 miles · 180 ft up to Shumunkanuc Hill
Mile 8.0
219 ft
Shumunkanuc Hill
4.2 miles · 166 ft down to Meadow Brook Pond
Mile 12.2
53 ft
Meadow Brook Pond
8.2 miles · 208 ft up to Bailey Hill
Mile 20.4
261 ft
Bailey Hill
12.5 miles · 6 ft up to Stepstone Falls
Mile 32.9
267 ft
Stepstone Falls
8.9 miles · 75 ft up to Carbuncle Pond
Mile 41.8
342 ft
Carbuncle Pond
2.4 miles · 75 ft up to Vaughn Hollow
Mile 44.2
417 ft
Vaughn Hollow
5.5 miles · 229 ft up to Bennett Hill
Mile 49.7
646 ft
Bennett Hill
8.4 miles · 7 ft down to Alva Pond Hill
Mile 58.1
639 ft
Alva Pond Hill
11.9 miles · 44 ft down to George Washington Management Area / Bowdish Reservoir
Mile 70.0
595 ft
George Washington Management Area / Bowdish Reservoir
3.9 miles · 57 ft up to Round Pond
Mile 73.9
652 ft
Round Pond
1.5 miles · 13 ft up to Buck Hill Management Area (north terminus)
Mile 75.4
665 ft
Buck Hill Management Area (north terminus)
Getting a North-South Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. North-South 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 North-South Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.