SEACOAST REGION
Easy 1.8 mile out-and-back hike with nice wetland views and hemlock forests
Easy 2 mile hike, pine forest, fields, and wetlands
Easy 1.5 mile loop with shoreline views of Sagamore Creek, salt marsh, and historic mansions
- Lamprey River Forest Epping
- Powder Major's Forest, Madbury
MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION
Easy 1.5 mile walk along Merrimack River, silver maple floodplain forest and wetland habitats
Easy 2-3 mile walk, cultural history of abandoned colonial settlement, nice wetland and field views
Strenuous 3 mile round trip hike to nice views from Mount Wallingford, wetlands
MONADNOCK REGION
- Ashuelot River Headwaters Forest, Lempster
Moderate hike along the Silver Mountain Trail that is 1 mile round trip.
Easy 1.6 mile hike adjacent to wildlife pond, or moderately strenuous 4.0 mile loop with beaver pond, varied habitats
Easy 0.7 mile climb on woods road to spectacular panoramic views
Easy 1.7 mile hike, partially along Contoocook River
Moderately strenuous 2 mile loop to scenic Indian Pond and/or easy 0.2 mile hike to remnants of Madame Sherri’s “castle”
Moderate 1.2 mile round trip climb to ledges on Hedgehog Ridge, views of Contoocook Valley
Moderate 2.4 mile hike to highest point in Walpole, beautiful fields, vernal pool, several viewpoints
Strenuous ~2.5 mile round trip climb to rocky summit of Gap Mountain, great views of Mount Monadnock. Two options for reaching the summit- either north trail, or south, similar difficulty.
- Mount Monadnock, Dublin
The Dublin Trail is a very strenuous climb for experienced hikers only. 4.4 miles.
- Welch Family Farm and Forest, Hancock
This moderate, 2-mile trail includes a stop at the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire marker installed in 2021 to honor the family of James Due. The Dues were one of the first African American families to settle in Hancock in the 1700s, and were subject to many prejudices.
DARTMOUTH/LAKE SUNAPEE REGION
Moderate 2 mile loop through mixed forest types, beaver pond, streams, views of Mount Sunapee
Strenuous 3.8 mile round trip climb along Andrew Brook to beautiful Lake Solitude on the eastern slope of Mount Sunapee
Moderately strenuous 2.4 mile round trip climb to summit of Sunset Hill, views of Lake Sunapee and old cellar holes
- Black Mountain Forest, Sutton
Moderately Strenuous to Strenuous for length and steepness - a steady climb along the Lincoln Trail on woods roads and narrow forest trails to a nice lookout at Baker's Ledge, 4.2 miles round trip.
LAKES REGION
Moderate 1.7 mile hike to fantastic views of Lake Winnipesaukee and White Mountains
Easy 1.4 mile rolling trail through old field white pine, spruce, beech and red oak - once a former pastureland
Strenuous 3.6 mile round trip climb on trails and woods roads to Bald Knob, great mountain views
Strenuous, steep 1.2 mile climb to overlook with fantastic views of Squam Lake
Easy 0.7 mile walk, partially on boardwalks, through rare Atlantic Cedar Swamp habitat
Moderately strenuous 2.5 mile round trip climb on trails and woods roads to summit of Phoebe’s Nable Mt, beautiful views, former farm fields
Easy to moderate 2 mile hike on old logging roads and trails, fields, forests
Strenuous 3.3 mile hike with some rock scrambling to reach stunning views of Lake Winnipesaukee and White Mountains beyond
- High Watch Preserve, Effingham/Freedom
Strenuous 3-mile hike that climbs up the southeast side of Green Mountain.
WHITE MOUNTAINS & NORTH COUNTRY
Moderately strenuous 1.5 mile hike to entrance of an abandoned gold mine
Easy 0.5-2 mile hikes, interpretive nature trails and picnic area by wildlife pond
- Ammonoosuc River Forest, Bethlehem
This forest hosts a short trail that is .90 mile, roundtrip, and accesses the Ammonoosuc River
- Lost River, North Woodstock- *NOTE: LOST RIVER GORGE AND TRAIL ENTRANCE CLOSE AFTER OCTOBER 20*
The Kinsman Notch Ecology Trail is a half-mile loop of easy to moderate hiking difficulty. *Want to go inside the gorge? Select this hike and you will receive a free ticket to Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves! (Note that new members receive two free passes when they join.)*
- Peabody Forest & Bald Cap Peak Forest, Shelburne: TBA
- Forest Society North at The Rocks, Bethlehem: TBA
Varied 4.6 mile trail meanders through The Rocks, crossing managed woodland and overgrown apple orchards, and skirting beaver ponds and wetland habitat. Hikers may explore this trail as one long loop or by selecting one or more of the various spurs: Gozzo Rocks Loop (1.8 mile/moderate); Gozzo Trail to South Road (.67-mile/one-way/difficult); Gozzo South Road Loop (1.5-mile/moderate)