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Kings Pinnacle Trail
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Kings Pinnacle Trail

<p>Kings Pinnacle Trail reaches the twin summit of Crowders Mountain State Park, ascending the ridge that parallels Crowders Mountain to the north. At 1,705 feet Kings Pinnacle matches Crowders Mounta...

January 13, 2025
South Mountain Loop
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South Mountain Loop

<p>South Mountain in Pawtuckaway State Park is crowned by a historic fire tower offering panoramic views of southern New Hampshire's lake and hill landscape, but the mountain's most remarkable geologi...

January 12, 2025
Crowders Mountain Trail
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Crowders Mountain Trail

<p>Crowders Mountain Trail ascends the summit of Crowders Mountain, a 1,705-foot quartzite monadnock that rises dramatically above the Charlotte metro area and surrounding piedmont. This ancient ridge...

January 11, 2025
Webster-Jackson Trail
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Webster-Jackson Trail

<p>The Webster-Jackson Trail climbs the southern ridgeline of the Crawford Notch headwall, providing access to both Mount Webster (3,910 feet) and Mount Jackson (4,052 feet) — two of the southernmost ...

January 10, 2025
Wolf Rock Loop
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Wolf Rock Loop

<p>Wolf Rock Loop is a shorter alternative in Stone Mountain State Park that delivers boulder scrambling and panoramic overlooks without the full commitment of the longer summit trails. The route wind...

January 9, 2025
Silver Cascade Trail
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Silver Cascade Trail

<p>Silver Cascade is one of the most immediately accessible and visually dramatic roadside waterfalls in the entire White Mountains region, tumbling 250 feet in a series of ribbon-like cascades and fa...

January 8, 2025
Cedar Rock Trail
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Cedar Rock Trail

<p>Cedar Rock Trail visits the park's second granite dome, a less-visited summit that rewards hikers with solitude and wide-open rock slabs above the tree line. While smaller than the famous Stone Mou...

January 7, 2025
Arethusa Falls Trail
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Arethusa Falls Trail

<p>Arethusa Falls on Bemis Brook in Crawford Notch State Park is the tallest waterfall in New Hampshire, a single dramatic plunge of approximately 140 feet over a sheer Conway granite cliff face into ...

January 6, 2025
Stone Mountain Loop
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Stone Mountain Loop

<p>Stone Mountain Loop is the crown jewel trail of Stone Mountain State Park, circumnavigating a massive exposed granite dome that rises 600 feet above the surrounding piedmont forest. The route climb...

January 5, 2025
Franconia Ridge Loop
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Franconia Ridge Loop

<p>The Franconia Ridge Loop is widely regarded as the finest above-treeline ridge hike in New England and consistently ranks among the top ten day hikes in the eastern United States. Ascending via the...

January 4, 2025
Mill Creek Falls Trail
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Mill Creek Falls Trail

<p>Mill Creek Falls is the tallest waterfall in Lassen Volcanic National Park at approximately 75 feet, yet it sees far fewer visitors than Bumpass Hell or Lassen Peak. The trail descends through dens...

January 3, 2025
Moore's Wall Loop
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Moore's Wall Loop

<p>Moore's Wall Loop reaches the highest elevation in Hanging Rock State Park, traversing a dramatic quartzite escarpment that towers above the surrounding piedmont. The trail climbs through dense har...

January 3, 2025

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