Nh Trail Guides

Andrew Brook Trail

📍 Mount Sunapee State Park, NH

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The Andrew Brook Trail is the most direct and rewarding hiking route to the 2,743-foot summit of Mount Sunapee, offering…

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Arethusa Falls Trail

📍 Crawford Notch State Park, NH

Moderate 📏 2.6 Out-and-Back

Arethusa Falls on Bemis Brook in Crawford Notch State Park is the tallest waterfall in New Hampshire, a single dramatic …

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Big Island Trail

📍 Pawtuckaway State Park, NH

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

Big Island in Pawtuckaway Lake is accessible by canoe, kayak, or during periods of low water by a shallow crossing, and …

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Falling Waters Trail to Lonesome Lake

📍 Franconia Notch State Park, NH

Strenuous 📏 6.6 Loop

This popular loop combines the Falling Waters Trail, the Franconia Ridge, and the Lonesome Lake Trail into one of the mo…

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Flume Gorge Trail

📍 Franconia Notch State Park, NH

Moderate 📏 2.0 Loop

The Flume Gorge is a naturally occurring 800-foot-long chasm at the base of Mount Liberty, carved into Conway granite by…

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Franconia Ridge Loop

📍 Franconia Notch State Park, NH

Strenuous 📏 8.9 Loop

The Franconia Ridge Loop is widely regarded as the finest above-treeline ridge hike in New England and consistently rank…

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Lake Solitude Trail

📍 Mount Sunapee State Park, NH

Strenuous 📏 5.4 Out-and-Back

Lake Solitude is a pristine high-elevation pond at approximately 2,500 feet on the summit plateau of Mount Sunapee, crad…

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Little Monadnock Mountain

📍 Rhododendron State Park, NH

Strenuous 📏 3.8 Out-and-Back

Little Monadnock Mountain at 1,883 feet sits in the shadow of its more famous neighbor, Grand Monadnock, but offers a re…

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North Mountain via Horse Island

📍 Pawtuckaway State Park, NH

Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

The North Mountain loop via Horse Island combines a shore walk around one of Pawtuckaway Lake's distinctive granite peni…

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Presidential Traverse

📍 White Mountain National Forest, Coos County, New Hampshire

Strenuous 📏 23.0 Point-to-Point

The Presidential Traverse is the most demanding and celebrated section of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire, crossi…

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Rhododendron Loop

📍 Rhododendron State Park, NH

Easy 📏 0.6 Loop

Rhododendron State Park protects the largest wild rhododendron grove north of the Allegheny Mountains, a 16-acre stand o…

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Ridge Trail

📍 Mount Sunapee State Park, NH

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

The Ridge Trail on Mount Sunapee follows the mountain's north ridge, traversing beneath and alongside the ski resort's n…

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Silver Cascade Trail

📍 Crawford Notch State Park, NH

Moderate 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

Silver Cascade is one of the most immediately accessible and visually dramatic roadside waterfalls in the entire White M…

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South Mountain Loop

📍 Pawtuckaway State Park, NH

Moderate 📏 5.5 Loop

South Mountain in Pawtuckaway State Park is crowned by a historic fire tower offering panoramic views of southern New Ha…

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Webster-Jackson Trail

📍 Crawford Notch State Park, NH

Strenuous 📏 5.2 Out-and-Back

The Webster-Jackson Trail climbs the southern ridgeline of the Crawford Notch headwall, providing access to both Mount W…

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Wildcat Falls Trail

📍 Rhododendron State Park, NH

Moderate 📏 1.5 Out-and-Back

The Wildcat Falls Trail descends from Rhododendron State Park into a narrow hemlock-lined gorge along Wildcat Brook, vis…

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