There are 1200 miles of trails in the White Mountain National Forest.

For Information on hiking and other recreational opportunities in the Forest , write or call: Forest Supervisor, White Mountain National Forest , 719 Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246, (603)-528-8721

For information on mountain weather, hiking safety and trail conditions contact: The Appalachian Mountain Club, Route 16 Pinkham Notch, NH 03581 or call (603)-466-2727.


Artist's Bluff and Bald Mountain
Distance: 1.5 miles
T ime: 1.25 hours
Off Route 18 in Franconia Notch State Park, just before the parking for Echo Lake . Great views. Short but steep.*

Basin-Cascades Trail
Distance: 2 miles
Time: 1.5 hours
Off Route 3 in Franconia Notch State Park. Starts at the Basin and ascends along beautiful Cascade Brook, ending at Cascade Brook Trail .*

Black Cap Path
Distance: 2.4 miles
Time: 2 hours
3.7 miles off Route 16, Intervale, on Hurricane Mountain Road . Trail through spruce and beech forests leads to the bare summit.*

Boulder Loop Trail
Distance: 2.8 miles
Time: 2-4 hours
Dugway Road off the Kancamagus Highway . Excellent views for relatively little effort. An interpretive leaflet, keyed to numbered stations along the trail, is usually available.*

Diana's Bath
Distance: 1 mile
Time: 40 minutes
Dirt road off West Side Road, Bartlett. .7 of a mile past Cathedral Ledge Road. Easy, relatively flat walk to beautiful rocky cascades.*

Greeley Ponds
Distance: 3.5 miles
Time: 2 hours
9.5 miles East of Lincoln on Kancamagus Scenic Byway. Grades are easy and the ponds beautiful.*

Lincoln Woods/Wilderness Trail
Distance: 3.2-6.4 miles
Time: 1.5-3 hours
4 miles East of Lincoln on Kancamagus Highway . Follows an abandoned railroad grade.*

Lonesome Lake
Distance: 3.25 miles
Time: 2.5 hours
Lafayette Place, Franconia Notch. Excellent footing on old bridle path; beautiful view of Franconia Ridge from shore. Moderate to Easy Grade.*

Mount Willard
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 2 hours
Route 302, Crawford Railroad Station. Goes to the ledges above the cliffs overlooking Crawford Notch. Easy grades, good footing, wonderful views.*

Old Bridle Path
Distance: 1.8 miles
Time: 1.5 hours
Off Route 113 between Holderness and Center Sandwich . An easy route up West Rattlesnake for a view of Squam Lake.

Rail 'n River Trail
Distance: .5 mile
Time: 30 minutes
At the Passaconway historic Site on the eastern end of the Kancamagus Highway . *

Ripley Falls
Distance: 1.2 miles
Time: 1 hour
Side road off Route 302 in Crawford Notch,1 mile south of Willey House site. Start on Ethan pond Trail, then follow Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail to gorgeous 100 foot waterfall. *

Sanguinary Ridge Trail
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 2.5 hours
Route 26, Dixville Notch. Starts at Flume Brook picnic area, climbs a scenic ridge. Spectacular views of Lake Gloriette and the Balsams Hotel.*

Three Ponds Trail
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 3 hours
Off Stinson Lake Road in Warren . A relatively easy walk to an attractive pond and pond-side shelter.*

Welch-Dickey Loop Trail
Distance: 4.4 miles
Time: 3.25 hours
Fine view for modest effort. Trail begins at the Orris Road parking area off Upper Mad River Road in Waterville Valley.*

*source: www.visitnh.gov