North Tripyramid Mountain is a 4,180 foot mountain in the Sandwich Range of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Middle Tripyramid Mountain is roughly 0.7 miles away from its summit, making it a popular loop for hikers looking to “peak bag” both summits in one day.
Elevation: 4,180 feet (1274 meters)
Elevation gain: 3,054 feet (930.9 meters)
Distance: 8 miles roundtrip. 10.8 miles when hiked with Middle Tripyramid Mountain
Duration (book time): 7 hours
Difficulty: Strenuous
Trails
Sabbaday Brook Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail
Start your hike on the Pine Bend Brook Trail and continue for 3.2 miles until you reach a junction with the Scaur Ridge trail. Here you will stay straight to continue on the Pine Bend Brook Trail for another 0.8 miles until you reach the summit of North Tripyramid Mountain. From the summit, continue hiking for another 0.7 miles until you reach the summit of Middle Tripyramid Mountain. To descend, retrace your steps back towards the way you came, until you reach the junction for the Sabbaday Brook Trail. Here, take a right onto the Sabbaday Brook Trail until you reach Sabbaday Falls. Continue for 0.3 miles until reaching the parking area. You will then need to walk roughly 1 mile down Route 112 to the area you parked. A car spot is also an option for this hike.
Sabbaday Falls is absolutely stunning, and it is highly recommended that you visit this section. This is a busy destination for tourists during peak season, so parking lots can get full.
Trail Map
Alternate Routes
Livermore Trail – Mount Tripyramid Trail
Begin hiking on the Livermore trail for 2.6 miles until reaching an intersection with the Mount Tripyramid Trail. Here, continue hiking along the Livermore trail. After about 1 mile of hiking, you will reach the summit of Middle Tripyramid Mountain. From here, it is 1.2 miles of exposed bouldering to reach the summit of Middle Tripyramid Mountain. To descend, you will follow the Mount Tripyramid Trail for 3.7 miles, descending another rocky slide before linking back to the Livermore Trail at its southern end. Follow the Livermore trail until you reach the trailhead parking lot in which you started at.
Distance: 11 miles roundtrip with Middle Tripyramid Mountain
Duration (book time): 6 hours
Elevation gain: 2,903 feet
Difficulty: Strenuous
Parking
There are 2 trailheads you can choose to start and end at for this hike. Pine Bend Brook Trail is limited to roadside parking off of Route 12, while the Sabbaday Brook trailhead parking lot has plenty of spaces in a full lot.
Directions
To get to the Sabbaday Brook Trail parking area:
Coming from the West, the parking lot will be located roughly 20 miles East of the junction I-93 and the Kancamagus Highway, on the right side of the road.
Coming from the East, the parking lot will be located roughly 15.5 miles West of the junction I-93 and the Kancamagus Highway, on the left side of the road.
Weather
Always check the Mount Washington Observatory higher summits forecast before heading out.
Here is the next 4 day forecast:
Bartlett, NH
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Rain showers before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Additional Photos
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