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Kancamagus Highway Hikes - Lincoln Woods Trail

This Hike is accessible via our  Kancamagus Scenic Drive Post
Trail beginning : 1157 ft. elev. at Lincoln Woods Trail Parking Lot on the Kancamagus Highway.
Trail Ending : 1450ft. elev. at Pemigewasset Wilderness Boundary.
Length : 2.9 miles.
Access : Lincoln Woods Trail Parking Lot is located on the Kancamagus Highway 5 miles east of 1-93, Exit 28. [...]

New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Bald Eagle

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Bald eagles are at least 3 feet tall, with a wing span of 6-8 feet.
Females can weigh as much as 14 pounds; males weigh 7-10 pounds.
The body and wings vary from dark brown to black. At 4 years of
age they acquire the white head and [...]

New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Beaver

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
The beaver is the largest North American rodent, ranging in weight from 30-100 pounds. Their large webbed [...]

New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets - Black Bear

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
A large mammal with powerful limbs, a small head, and small, rounded ears. Female black bears weigh 125-150 pounds, whereas adult males [...]

New Hampshire wildlife fact sheets -Fisher (Cat)

(Courtesy of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department - www.wildnh.com)
Description
Fishers (locally called fisher-cat, although they’re not related to cats nor do they eat a lot of cats) have long, slender bodies [...]

Hike the Presidentials - Mt. Monroe

Mount Monroe is the highest peak south of Mount Washington in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire. It is the fourth highest mountain on the 4000 footers list for New Hampshire. The Lakes of the Clouds, and its AMC hut, lie nestled at the col between Mount Monroe and neighboring Mount Washington.
Mt. Monroe (5,372 feet) [...]

While Visiting Crawford Notch - Hike the Saco Lake Trail

One of the Crawford Notch region’s lesser known, lesser used paths, this mixed trail- and-road loop hike circles the picturesque six-acre pond at the top of the Notch, just north of the narrow Gateway. The trail walk is just 0.3 mile in length, while the road walk alongside the pond’s western shore is 0.2 [...]

While Visiting Crawford Notch - Hike Mount Willard

Round trip Distance : 3 1/4 miles
Walking time : 2 1/2 hours
Vertical rise : 925 feet

Perhaps the most popular hiking trail in the Crawford Notch region, this well traveled 1.6 mile path provides an easy ascent route to the summit ledges of 2,804-foot Mount Willard. The little railroad station at the north entrance to [...]

Hike the Presidentials - Mt. Washington

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft (1,917 m). It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, holding the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth’s surface, at 231 mph (372 km/h) on the afternoon of April 12, 1934. It was known as Agiocochook, or “home of the Great [...]

Kancamagus Highway Hikes - Lovequist Loop Trail at Rocky Gorge

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 [...]