Hiking the White Mountains A Guide To New Hampshire's Best Hiking Adventures

by Densmore Ballard, Lisa; Buchanan, James

• ISBN13: 9780762745265
• ISBN10: 0762745266
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Falcon Guides

Summary

State Hiking Series Each guide includes: - Hikes suited to every ability - Accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails - Up-to-date trail descriptions with mile-by-mile directional cues - Detailed trail maps and GPS coordinates - Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, and best hiking seasons for each hike - Trail Finder for best hikes with dogs, children, great views, or wildlife viewing - Information on fees and permits, contacts, events and attractions, restaurants and accommodations, canine compatibility, and more - Zero-impact and wilderness safety tips and techniques *** This book covers the best day hikes and weekend backpacking trips in New Hampshire's breathtaking White Mountains. It takes readers to the most scenic hikes, some well-known and others off the beaten path.

Author Biography

Lisa Densmore is the author of Hiking the Green Mountains and Hiking the Adirondacks (both FalconGuides). She is the Emmy Award-winning cohost of Wildlife Journal (PBS) and a writer and photographer whose work has appeared in such publications as Backpacker and Vermont Life. She lives in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. viii
Human History of the White Mountains	p. viii
Geology	p. viii
Wildlife	p. ix
Climate	p. xi
Backcountry Safety and Hazards	p. xii
Backcountry Essentials	p. xiv
Zero Impact	p. xvi
Hiker's Checklist	p. xvi
How to Use This Guide	p. xvii
Trail Finder	p. xix
Map Legend	p. xxii
The Hikes: Dartmouth-Sunapee Region and the Southern Whites	p. 1
Mount Cardigan	p. 2
Mount Kearsarge	p. 68
Grand Monadnock	p. 11
Mount Moosilauke	p. 16
Smarts Mountain	p. 20
Franconia Region	p. 25
Franconia Ridge	p. 26
Liberty-Flume Loop	p. 31
Mount Pemigewasset	p. 36
Mount Carrigain	p. 39
South Twin	p. 43
Bondcliff-Zeacliff Traverse	p. 47
Artists Bluff	p. 54
North Sugarloaf and Middle Sugarloaf	p. 57
Crawford Notch and the Southern Presidential	p. 61
Arethusa Falls-Frankenstein Cliff	p. 62
Mount Avalon	p. 66
Mount Eisenhower	p. 69
Webster-Jackson Traverse	p. 74
Mount Willard	p. 79
Mount Washington and the Northern Presidentials	p. 83
Mount Adams	p. 84
Mount Madison	p. 88
Mount Jefferson	p. 92
Mount Washington	p. 95
Tuckerman Ravine-Boott Spur Loop	p. 100
Waterville Valley Region	p. 105
Hedgehog Mountain	p. 106
Mount Osceola	p. 110
Mount Tripyramid	p. 114
Welch-Dickey Loop	p. 119
Whiteface-Passaconaway Loop	p. 123
Lakes Region	p. 129
Belknap Mountain	p. 130
Mount Major	p. 134
Mount Morgan-Mount Percival Loop	p. 138
West Rattlesnake	p. 143
North Conway Area	p. 147
Baldface Loop	p. 148
Carter Dome-Mount Hight Loop	p. 153
Mount Chocorua	p. 157
Kearsarge North	p. 161
North Moat-Red Ridge Loop	p. 164
Wildcat	p. 168
Jefferson Area	p. 173
Mount Cabot-Unknown Pond Loop	p. 174
For More Information	p. 179
Further Reading	p. 180
The 48 over 4,000 Feet	p. 181
Hike Index	p. 183
About the Author	p. 185
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