Ammonoosuc Ravine Trailhead — Attraction in Chandler's Purchase

You can cut off nearly a mile if you start just behind the cog railway station near where the little huts/cabins are(there is a sign and a good trail) it links up to this trail after only about 1/3 mile. Relatively easy going until the gem pool. Immediately after this it is steep up nearly all the way to the lake of the clouds hut. You can ride the train back down the mountain for about $48(which I did). You should be in good physical shape to go up. Great views. I went from the train station to the top of Mount Washington in 2 hours, however this was only because I was meeting some friends at the top and we wanted to ride the train back down together. Therefore I did a good bit of running. If I had had more time I would have taken around 4 hours. Others I met had taken 5-6 hours. Just depends on how fast you can go....

This trail, although I'm sure is beautiful, is misleading in some reviews. This is not for a casual hike as the rocks and roots are non stop. I'm now 61 in fair shape and we went in about a mile past Cog Train station and turned around. In August the trail was still very muddy. The rocks and roots to maneuver were non stop the entire way. I'VE done a good number of trails to waterfalls in New Hampshire but decided that by the time we had 4 miles into this the chance of injury from fatigue was too great.

A trail for the young and well conditioned ankles and knees only. Take caution if you are not prepared for a constant obstacle course you will be disappointed. Very sad that I didn't get to the upper falls as they certainly looked beautiful, but at 61 knees and ankles are...

I parked here to access Jewell Trail when I hiked Mount Washington. I did run into another hiker who said that he couldn't find the trailhead to the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail head, so I pointed him in the general direction of where I believed it to be. There are pit toilets in the parking area, and it seems that overnight parking is permitted. I have to say if you have an America the Beautiful Pass or an Access Pass you still have to fill out one of the little envelopes with your pass access number on it and put it in the box so you don't get a ticket, because whoever monitors parking doesn't always see your Access Pass or America the Beautiful pass hanging from...