Hiking New Hampshire
The Road not Taken
Are you inspired by the sights, sounds and smells of nature? If so, then put on your hiking shoes and trek New Hampshire’s backcountry. There are many miles to meander and the scenery is always stunning.
- The Goodwin Trail (Portsmouth)- An
easy 2 mile walk along which you can see some of the indigenous
birds, flowers and animals of New Hampshire’s coastal
region.
- Shieling Forest - (Peterborough) -
This pictorial area has tree-lined ridges and rolling
valleys just waiting to be enjoyed.
- Mount Manaduck (Jaffrey) - Take the
4 mile White Dot Trail to the top of America’s most
climbed mountain.
- Mt. Major (Alton)-Walk along scenic
ledges and forest as you follow the 3 mile marked trail.
- Winnipesaukee River Trail (Franklin)
– An easy trek past beautiful vistas and historic
landmarks
- Mount Kearsage (Wilmot) - Here you
will find a moderately difficult 2.2 mile hike to the
peak (2,937 feet above sea level) where on a clear day,
you can see the Boston skyline.
- West Ridge Trail (Canaan) - An easy
2.6 mile trail to the summit of Cardigan Mountain.
- Mount Success (Berlin) - The 6 mile trail to its peak
takes you to splendid sights through tall trees and lush
greenery.
- Cottos Trail -Interested in America’s
northern neighbors? Then grab a backpack and set off on
this 162 mile trail along the Canadian border.
- Table Rock (Dixville) Here you will
find several trails of varying length and difficulty levels.
- Pitcher Mountain (Stoddard) - This
easy ½ mile hike to the peak provides a panoramic
view of the area.
The Road not Taken 
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
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Photo Credits: New Hampshire photos by
Rich Moffitt except ladder photo taken byDavid Cantrell
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