Hiking Guides for The White Mountain National Forest

While the White Mountains have a reputation for being very hardcore, they are in fact very accessible for hikers and adventurers of all levels of ability. If this is a region you’d like to learn about more for family adventures and recreational day hiking, I’d recommend the following resources, which I’ve broken out by activity:

Hiking and Backpacking Guides

• AMC White Mountain Guide – The Definitive Guide to Hiking in the Whites
• AMC Best Backpacking in New England
• Backpacking the White Mountain 4000 Footers (Free)
• AMC Best Day Hikes in the White Mountains

Hiking Maps

• AMC White Mountains Map Set – Waterproof Tyvek

Nature

• Waterfalls of the White Mountains: 30 Hikes to 100 Waterfalls
• Nature Hikes In the White Mountains, Great Family Hikes in the Heart of the White Mountain National Forest
• Nature Guide to the Northern Forest
• The Nature of New Hampshire

History

• White Mountains Hiking History: Trail Blazers of the Granite State
• Logging Railroads of the White Mountains

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