Trail Info Sources

Below are links to information (guides, maps, etc.) for hiking in the White Mountains
of New Hampshire and the surrounding region (NH, Maine and Vermont).

Trail Guides:

  1. Appalachian Mountain Club -- The AMC is the primary source for trail guides and maps for the mountains of New Hampshire and Maine. Their guide books are the recognized standard for the area. The included paper trail maps are accurately drawn (via GPS). AMC sells waterproof (Tyvek) versions of the trail maps separately.
     
  2. Randolph Mountain Club -- The RMC publishes the guidebook Randolph Paths covering the Northern Presidentials, with an included Tyvek map.
     
  3. Dartmouth Outing Club -- The DOC publishes the Dartmouth Outing Guide, which includes Mt. Cube, Smarts Mtn. and Mt. Moosilauke.
     
  4. Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests -- The SPNHF publishes the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
     
  5. Friends of the Wapack -- This group publishes the Wapack Trail Guide of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
     
  6. Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Club -- This group publishes the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
     
  7. Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition -- This group publishes the SRKG Trail Guide of easy hikes in the Lake Sunapee area.
     
  8. Appalachian Trail Conference -- The ATC publishes trail guides for those areas where the AT crosses Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
     
  9. Green Mountain Club -- The GMC is the primary source for trail guides and maps for the mountains of Vermont.
     
  10. Huntington Graphics -- This company publishes several mountain-hiking guides for Vermont.
     
  11. The Mountain Wanderer -- This Lincoln, NH, bookstore is loaded with mountain-hiking resources, including Scudder's White Mountain Viewing Guide (which gives neat view diagrams from more than 40 peaks) and hardcopy USGS topo maps of NH.
     
  12. Bob & Geri's Adventures -- Detailed directions for bushwhack hikes on the New England 100 Highest list.
     
  13. Ted's Favorite Hikes in Southern New Hampshire by Ted Bonner -- Available from Yankee Farmer, Greenfield, NH (603-547-6421).
     

Trail Maps:

  1. Map Adventures -- Their White Mountains Trail Map gives the "big picture", showing most of the White Mountain trails on a single map. This map is a superb reference for choosing a new mountain to hike.
     
  2. DeLorme -- The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer Series covers every state in the USA. These detailed road and topographic maps are great for accessing remote trailheads.
     
  3. Wonalancet Out Door Club -- The WODC publishes a fine Tyvek map of the Sandwich Range.
     
  4. Squam Lakes Association -- The SLA publishes a Squam Trail Map covering easy hikes in the region.
     
  5. Green Hills Preserve -- The Nature Conservancy publishes a trail map of the Green Hills Preserve (near North Conway).
     
  6. Belknap County Sportsmens Association -- This group maintains a list of 12 peaks in the Belknap Range, with pointers to sources for two excellent hiking maps (by Dave Roberts) of the Belknap Range and Ossipee Range.
     
  7. MapMart -- A source for buying digitized topographic maps (from the U.S. Geological Survey), useful for finding trailless peaks.
     
  8. ACME Mapper -- A source for free (low resolution) digitized topographic maps.
     

Current Trail Conditions:

  1. Views From The Top -- Fellow hikers post current trail conditions on this website, which is especially helpful in winter.
     
  2. Rocks on Top -- Another website where hikers post current trail conditions.
     
  3. NH Trail Conditions Index -- Combines recent trail condition reports from both Views From The Top and Rocks on Top.
     
  4. Interactive Snow Information -- Tells how much snow is on the ground (adjust "Select Date" on left, then click "Redraw Map").
     

Access Road Closures:

  1. WMNF Forest Road Status -- Official status (closed or open) of access roads in the White Mountain National Forest.
     
  2. GNW Road Network and Closures -- Official status (closed or open) of access roads in the Great North Woods (way north NH).
     

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