New Hampshire Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

New Hampshire Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In New Hampshire

• White Mountain National Forest, NH
  

Travel Guides In New Hampshire

• Appalachian Trail - New Hampshire, ME
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Jackson, NH
  • Family Guide
• Manchester, NH
• Concord, NH
• Franconia, NH
• Hanover, NH
• Laconia, NH
• Lincoln, NH
• Nashua, NH
• North Conway, NH
  • Active and Adventure Guide

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Lake Chocorua in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire (James Randklev/Photographer's Choice/Getty)

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Photos

Feature Articles

• Trail Mix
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  Three variations on pain-free wilderness trekking... hut-to-hut hiking, mule packing, and base camping.
• GORP - White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire - Caps Ridge Trail-Mt. Jefferson Summit
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• GORP - Mt. Chocura Hiking Trails - White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
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• GORP - White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire - Crawford Path-Edmands Path
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• GORP - White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire - Hiking - Mt. Hedgehog Trail
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Trip Ideas

• The Whites on Fire: White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire-Maine
  GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests

Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Recovering from a Dislocated Joint - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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• GORP - Dislocated Knee - Dislocated Joints in the Backcountry
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  New England's Fall Foliage Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $2698, 6 days
  Revel in the color palette of New England's fall foliage as we explore the lofty mountains, babbling brooks, pastoral farms and quaint villages that...
  

Gear

• Osprey Exos 46 Backpack
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• Women's Hiking
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• Therm-a-Rest ProLite 3 and Trekker Chair
  The best sleeping pad and chair-maker
• The Gear You Need: Mountain Trekking in Peru
  Save for dense snow cover and crampon-required icefields, if you’re looking to outfit yourself for trekking in places like the Peruvian Andes, we’ve got the goods.
• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.

Fitness

• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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  No. 10
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

Champney Falls Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

Description: This is a heavily used trail offering a moderate hike to several beautiful overlooks and views of... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Gorge Brook Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Dartmouth
Lincoln, New Hampshire

Description: An easy path up Mount Moosilauke, the Gorge Brook Trail is popular with hikers and skiers alike.... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Franconia Notch State Park

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

I-93/Route 3, Franconia Notch Parkway
Lincoln/Franconia, New Hampshire 03580

Description: Located in the heart of White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire's flagship state park covers... Read More

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Hotels

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Christmas Farm Inn And Spa

RT 16B
Jackson, NH 03846 Map

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Eagle Mountain House

179 Carter Notch Road
Jackson, NH 03846 Map

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Fox Ridge Resort

Route 16 Box 990
North Conway, NH 03860 Map

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