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Lake Solitude, New Hampshire

Ice Atlas
Town Newbury, New Hampshire
Elevation 2,526 ft / 770 m
Average Depth 6 ft / 2 m
Maximum Depth 22 ft / 7 m
Area 59 acres / 0.24 km2
Size 832' × 383' / 254m × 117m
Parking Andrew Brook Trailhead directions

Lake Solitude is a shallow tarn at a moderately high elevation, so it can freeze early and well. It is not accessible by road; the shortest way in is a 1.9 mi / 3 km hike with a decent amount of elevation gain.

Launch + Parking

There are several trails that lead to Lake Solitude. The Andrew Brook Trail is the most popular and commonly used of them, as its the shortest and quickest. It's steep, however, rising almost 1,200' / 355m in its 1.9 mi / 3 km distance. It starts from the Andrew Brook Trailheaddirections, on Mountain Road to the southeast of Mount Sunapee itself.