This Hike is accessible via our Kancamagus Scenic Drive Post
Easy 0.7 miles (1 hour round trip)
Location: 25 miles east of Lincoln at Rocky Gorge scenic area. From the parking area, walk northeast on the paved path along the river until you see the footbridge over Rocky Gorge. Cross the river, then stroll up wooden steps [...]
This Hike is accessible via our Kancamagus Scenic Drive Post
More difficult. 5 miles 4-5 hours round trip
Location : 20.5 miles east of Lincoln.
This is a loop hike via the UNH Loop Trail to Mt. Hedgehog. This trail offers a moderate hike to the summit of a 2500′ mountain with spectacular views of the Swift River [...]
Mount Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant) is a mountain in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that is approximately 4,780 ft (1,460 m) high and is named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Its summit offers a 360° view of New Hampshire’s mountains. It is inaccessible by road.
The Crawford Path, carrying the Appalachian Trail, crosses [...]
Mount Eisenhower (formerly Mount Pleasant) is a mountain in the Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that is approximately 4,780 ft (1,460 m) high and is named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Its summit offers a 360° view of New Hampshire’s mountains. It is inaccessible by road.
The Crawford Path, carrying the Appalachian Trail, crosses [...]
This Hike is accessible via our Kancamagus Scenic Drive Post
Easy Walk. 0.5 miles (10 minutes to one hour round trip.)
Location : The Trailhead is 21miles east of Lincoln on the Kancamagus Highway. Follow the trail from the parking lot at the Russell Colbath Historic House. After walking a few minutes, partly over an old railroad [...]
This may be it, the best hike in the East!
Mt. Lafayette, elev 5242
Mt. Lincoln, elev 5089
Little Haystack, elev 4760
Time: 7 hours
Distance: 8.5 mile loop
Vertical rise: 3,850
Rating: Strenuous, not for beginners
Location: Franconia Notch State Park
Summary: A long climb to an exciting, alpine-style ridge across 3 mountain peaks.
While never difficult in a technical sense, this [...]
This short, easy spur path off the Webster-Jackson Trail takes hikers to the top of the landmark Elephant Head rock profile, which forms the east side of the Gateway to the Notch. A panoramic view of the Notch, the surrounding mountains, the old railroad depot, and the former Crawford House site are obtained by those [...]
Length : 2.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Trailhead elevation: 500′
Recommended Season: Spring - Fall
This hike in Franconia Notch is a great family hike, as it follows Cascade Brook for nearly 1.0 mile, visiting two waterfalls and numerous cascades along the way. Excellent views can also be seen from spots where the brook cuts a wide swath through the [...]
This Hike is accessible via our Kancamagus Scenic Drive Post
Moderately Easy. Approximately 5 miles
Location: The trailhead is 9 miles east of Exit 32, I-93 on the Kancamagus Highway. Greeley Pond Scenic Area is about 1 mile from the highway, featuring two ponds. Upper Greeley Pond, with its dark aqua-green color, is a beautiful spot, surrounded [...]
Mount Franklin is a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Benjamin Franklin, and is part of the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. Note that Ben Franklin was not a president. Mount Franklin is flanked to the northeast by Mount Monroe, and to the southwest by Mount Eisenhower.
Mt. Franklin [...]
