Mt Chocorua is a very popular mountain in the White Mountain National Forest, one that you can climb from many directions and up many different trails. I chose the Hammond Trail and Liberty Trail for this hike because they’re one of the …
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The Pleasure Paths of Randolph
Randolph is a small town in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, on the north side of the Presidential Range. Home of the Randolph Mountain Club, the early residents of Randolph were renowned trail builders, responsible for the construction of the White Mountain’s earliest …
Read More »Hiking The Kedron Flume Trail in Crawford Notch
Kedron Flume is one of several picturesque hikes in Crawford Notch which sports some of the nicest waterfall hikes in the White Mountains. Located adjacent to the Willey House Historic Site, the Kedron Flume Trail is a short but steep climb up to …
Read More »Climbing Mt Moosilauke by the Historic Carriage Road Trail in Winter
Mount Moosilauke is the westernmost 4000 footer in New Hampshire with a bald summit that is greatly exposed to the weather and the wind. My friend Bob and I led a winter hike up to Moosilauke and its southern sub-peak recently, climbing …
Read More »Bushwhacking Mt Paugus in Winter
Mt Paugus is a 3000 footer in the Sandwich Range, adjacent to famous Mt Chocorua. Known as Old Shag for its shaggy, lumpish appearance, Paugus is quite a big mountain with formidable southern cliffs which make a fine resting spot in summer, providing an …
Read More »Irene’s Path and the Waterville Flume
Irene was not a lady. She was a force of nature. A hurricane, actually, did a significant amount of damage to the White Mountain National Forest trail system, particularly in Waterville Valley. Irene’s Path is a new trail in the Waterville Valley …
Read More »Winter Hike to Mt Potash
Mt Potash (2700′) is a small kettle shaped mountain located across from the Passaconaway campground on the Kancamagus Highway with 360 degree views of Mts. Passaconaway, Whiteface, The Sleepers, The Tripyramids, The Huntingtons, Hancocks, Carrigan, Chocorua, Paugus, and Hedgehog among others. It’s …
Read More »A Winter Hike Up Pine Mountain
Pine Mountain is one of the best view points in the northern end of White Mountains, near Pinkham Notch, Mt Washington, and the Dolly Copp Campground. Located just outside of Gotham, NH, the peak is surrounded by the Mahoosuc Range, the Carter-Wildcat Range, the …
Read More »Skiing the Oliverian-Downes Brook XC Ski Trail
One of my goals for this winter is to get off groomed cross-country ski trails and to start skiing the free backcountry ski trails in the White Mountain National Forest. I started cross-country skiing last winter again after a 40 year hiatus …
Read More »Hiking the Black Mountain Ledges
Black Mountain is popular peak on the New Hampshire 52-With-a-View list on the west side of the White Mountain National Forest. Noted for its open ledges, it’s a great place to observe the glory of autumn or bask in the summer sunshine. There …
Read More »Hiking the Whitehorse Ledge Trail
“This is really sketchy,” I thought, sliding on my butt at the top of a cliff covered with ice. I wished I’d brought heavier traction other than microspikes. I was hiking all of the trails in Echo State Park, home of Whitehorse Ledge and …
Read More »Hiking the Brook Path
The Brook Path is one of the most beautiful trails in the Sandwich Range and an excellent place to take a cool summer dip at one of the many swimming holes along its banks. Not to be confused with the Brook Trail which …
Read More »Bushwhacking Mt Bemis
Mt Bemis is a 3725′ mountain located in the White Mountain’s Crawford Notch, named for Dr Samuel Bemis, who built the stone house at its base which is now the popular Notchland B&B. Bemis was an interesting character: a denture maker turned …
Read More »Middle Mountain and the Green Hills of North Conway
Black Cap Mountain, Mount Cranmore, Peaked Mountain, and Middle Mountain belong to the Green Hills (click for map and information), a conservation area managed by The Nature Conservancy in North Conway, New Hampshire that’s part of the White Mountain Trail System. A …
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