5K Races in Nh
Browse 132 5k trail running and hiking routes in Nh. Distance range: 2.5 mi to 3.7 mi. Elevation gain: 40 ft to 3,600 ft. Each route includes terrain analysis, elevation profiles, and pacing recommendations.
Key Takeaways
| Route Name | Location | Distance | Elevation Gain | Type | Race Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel Trail | NH | 3.7 mi | 2,204 ft | race | — |
| West Foss - Thompson Farm Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 55 ft | route | — |
| Eagle Cliff Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 1,553 ft | route | — |
| Austin Brook Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 1,251 ft | route | — |
| Lend-a-hand | NH | 2.5 mi | 1,339 ft | route | — |
| Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 948 ft | route | — |
| Pulpit Brook Trail (White) | NH | 2.5 mi | 274 ft | route | — |
| Mountain Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 352 ft | route | — |
| Castle Ravine | NH | 2.5 mi | 2,736 ft | route | — |
| Zealand Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 425 ft | route | — |
| Mount Eisenhower Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 1,809 ft | route | — |
| Bowles Trail/ Corridor #130 | NH | 2.5 mi | 381 ft | route | — |
| Bicknell Ridge Trail (#31854) | NH | 2.5 mi | 2,018 ft | route | — |
| Hubbard Hill State Forest Trail | NH | 2.5 mi | 189 ft | route | — |
| Old Chesterfield Road | NH | 2.5 mi | 182 ft | route | — |
| Walden Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 2,112 ft | route | — |
| Boott Spur Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 3,100 ft | route | — |
| Haselton Farm Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 58 ft | route | — |
| Mount Tremont Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 2,456 ft | route | — |
| Cabin Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 1,195 ft | route | — |
| Jesus Valley - Beaver Pond Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 970 ft | route | — |
| Old Paugus Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 1,994 ft | route | — |
| Avalon | NH | 2.6 mi | 2,367 ft | route | — |
| Teds Trail | NH | 2.6 mi | 1,220 ft | route | — |
| Eagle Link | NH | 2.6 mi | 1,013 ft | route | — |
| Old Bridle Path | NH | 2.6 mi | 2,378 ft | route | — |
| Liberty Spring | NH | 2.6 mi | 2,802 ft | route | — |
| Mascoma River Greenway | NH | 2.7 mi | 40 ft | route | — |
| Rob Brook Road (Forest Road 35) | NH | 2.7 mi | 189 ft | route | — |
| Purgatory Brook Trail | NH | 2.7 mi | 347 ft | route | — |
| Bog Brook Trail | NH | 2.7 mi | 46 ft | route | — |
| Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail | NH | 2.7 mi | 2,508 ft | route | — |
| Bee Line Trail | NH | 2.7 mi | 1,243 ft | route | — |
| Reel Brook | NH | 2.7 mi | 1,191 ft | route | — |
| Bog Mountain Trail | NH | 2.8 mi | 916 ft | route | — |
| Pisgah Ridge Trail | NH | 2.8 mi | 244 ft | route | — |
| Leavitt Hill Road | NH | 2.8 mi | 539 ft | route | — |
| Pine Mountain Trail (Trail #31431) | NH | 2.8 mi | 1,626 ft | route | — |
| Mount Clinton Trail | NH | 2.8 mi | 1,855 ft | route | — |
| Betty Mack Loop | NH | 2.8 mi | 74 ft | route | — |
| Holt's Revenge | NH | 2.8 mi | 316 ft | route | — |
| Bunnell Notch Trail | NH | 2.8 mi | 1,381 ft | route | — |
| Falling Waters Trail | NH | 2.8 mi | 2,870 ft | route | — |
| Edmands Path | NH | 2.8 mi | 2,341 ft | route | — |
| Cascade Brook Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 1,343 ft | route | — |
| Shaw Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 279 ft | route | — |
| Carter Dome | NH | 2.9 mi | 2,443 ft | route | — |
| Bald Mountain Notch Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 978 ft | route | — |
| Glen Boulder | NH | 2.9 mi | 3,152 ft | route | — |
| NH Corridor 6A (WWW) | NH | 2.9 mi | 510 ft | route | — |
| Mad Road Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 262 ft | route | — |
| Mount Langdon Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 1,462 ft | route | — |
| Greenville Recreational Rail Trail (Mason Rail Trail) | NH | 2.9 mi | 136 ft | route | — |
| Snowmobile Corridor #100 | NH | 2.9 mi | 345 ft | route | — |
| Hammond Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 1,881 ft | route | — |
| Camp Loop Rd | NH | 2.9 mi | 231 ft | route | — |
| Back 80 Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 1,138 ft | route | — |
| Wonalancet Range Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 2,087 ft | route | — |
| Clubhouse Connector Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 351 ft | route | — |
| Mccrillis Trail | NH | 2.9 mi | 2,662 ft | route | — |
| Dave Roberts Quarry Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 773 ft | route | — |
| Tumble Dick Mountain Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 581 ft | route | — |
| Wantastiquet Mountain Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 1,035 ft | route | — |
| Pleasant Lake High Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 846 ft | route | — |
| Clark Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 44 ft | route | — |
| Outer Limits | NH | 3.0 mi | 782 ft | route | — |
| Flume Slide Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 2,294 ft | route | — |
| North Artery Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 325 ft | route | — |
| Mount Washington Valley Recreational Path | NH | 3.0 mi | 220 ft | route | — |
| Champney Falls Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 1,851 ft | route | — |
| Southern Green Hills Loop Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 291 ft | route | — |
| Old Pequawket Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 145 ft | route | — |
| Lincoln Woods Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 274 ft | route | — |
| Owl's Cliff Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 413 ft | route | — |
| West Branch Trail | NH | 3.0 mi | 334 ft | route | — |
| Hall Mountain Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | 332 ft | route | — |
| Covell Mountain Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | 503 ft | route | — |
| Goose Eye Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | — | route | — |
| Nelson Crag | NH | 3.1 mi | — | route | — |
| Pond Of Safety | NH | 3.1 mi | 544 ft | route | — |
| Around The Mountain Loop Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | 444 ft | route | — |
| Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | 655 ft | route | — |
| Willey Range Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | 1,920 ft | route | — |
| Electric Loop | NH | 3.1 mi | 186 ft | route | — |
| Beaver Brook Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | 2,747 ft | route | — |
| Kate Sleeper Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | 799 ft | route | — |
| Hutmens Trail | NH | 3.1 mi | — | route | — |
| Daniel Webster-Scout | NH | 3.2 mi | 3,486 ft | route | — |
| Hall's Ledge Trail | NH | 3.2 mi | 721 ft | route | — |
| Greenleaf | NH | 3.2 mi | 3,250 ft | route | — |
| Drakes Brook | NH | 3.2 mi | 1,842 ft | route | — |
| Mount Meader Trail | NH | 3.2 mi | 2,203 ft | route | — |
| Little East Pond | NH | 3.2 mi | 186 ft | route | — |
| Snows Mtn | NH | 3.2 mi | 1,226 ft | route | — |
| Red Ridge Trail | NH | 3.3 mi | 2,032 ft | route | — |
| Mount Meader Trail (Trail #31874) | NH | 3.3 mi | 2,214 ft | route | — |
| Hancock Loop Trail | NH | 3.3 mi | 1,833 ft | route | — |
| Brook Road | NH | 3.3 mi | 48 ft | route | — |
| Osgood | NH | 3.3 mi | 3,428 ft | route | — |
| Black Mtn Pond | NH | 3.3 mi | 1,809 ft | route | — |
| Benton | NH | 3.3 mi | 3,132 ft | route | — |
| Jericho Rd | NH | 3.3 mi | — | route | — |
| Blueberry Ledge Trail | NH | 3.3 mi | 2,765 ft | route | — |
| Bobo Crow Trail | NH | 3.3 mi | 285 ft | route | — |
| Five Summers Trail | NH | 3.4 mi | 587 ft | route | — |
| Carter Ledge Trail | NH | 3.4 mi | 2,390 ft | route | — |
| Cobble Hill | NH | 3.5 mi | 781 ft | route | — |
| Great Brook Trail | NH | 3.5 mi | 923 ft | route | — |
| Trio Trail | NH | 3.5 mi | 973 ft | route | — |
| Jewell Trail | NH | 3.5 mi | 2,882 ft | route | — |
| Ice Gulch Path | NH | 3.5 mi | 917 ft | route | — |
| A-Z | NH | 3.5 mi | 915 ft | route | — |
| Mt. Kinsman | NH | 3.5 mi | 2,744 ft | route | — |
| Liberty Trail | NH | 3.5 mi | 2,156 ft | route | — |
| Wildcat River Trail | NH | 3.5 mi | 1,506 ft | route | — |
| Starr King Trail | NH | 3.5 mi | 2,509 ft | route | — |
| Devil's Den Road | NH | 3.5 mi | 406 ft | route | — |
| Israel Ridge Path | NH | 3.5 mi | 3,600 ft | route | — |
| Mill Brook Trail | NH | 3.5 mi | 903 ft | route | — |
| Cherry Mountain Trail | NH | 3.6 mi | 1,193 ft | route | — |
| Sugarloaf Arm Trail | NH | 3.6 mi | 821 ft | route | — |
| Stony Brook Trail (#31458) | NH | 3.6 mi | 2,151 ft | route | — |
| North Mountain Trail | NH | 3.6 mi | 760 ft | route | — |
| Sandwich Mtn | NH | 3.6 mi | 2,565 ft | route | — |
| Gorge Brook Trail | NH | 3.6 mi | 2,341 ft | route | — |
| Valley Way | NH | 3.6 mi | 3,455 ft | route | — |
| Great Hill Pond Loop/Corridor #220 | NH | 3.7 mi | 369 ft | route | — |
| Whiteface Trail/Corridor #220 | NH | 3.7 mi | 302 ft | route | — |
| Middle Sister Trail | NH | 3.7 mi | 2,016 ft | route | — |
| Nineteen Mile Brook Trail | NH | 3.7 mi | 1,857 ft | route | — |
| Ferret Trail | NH | 3.7 mi | 203 ft | route | — |
| Kenduskeag | NH | 3.7 mi | 1,625 ft | route | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many trail races are in Nh?
There are 1 organized races and 131 self-supported routes available in Nh.
What is a 5K race?
A 5K race is approximately 2.5 to 3.7 miles in distance.
What is the average elevation gain in Nh?
The average elevation gain is 1,305 feet, with routes ranging from 40 to 3,600 feet.
Can these 5k routes in Nh be used for hiking?
Yes. 99% of these routes are on trail surfaces, making them suitable for both trail running and hiking. The terrain analysis and elevation profiles help hikers plan their adventures just as effectively as runners.
Are 5K races beginner-friendly?
5K race difficulty varies widely. Use the elevation gain and terrain analysis to assess each route. Races with lower elevation gain relative to distance and higher runnable percentages tend to be more beginner-accessible.
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