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Barkingcat's loop is excellent. A couple of us hiked a longer version last year with a car spot, taking the Daniel Doan Trail to Smarts and then heading north to Cube and down by the Cross Rivendell. Both peaks are splendid on a clear day. In that vicinity, another "old/new AT" loop perfect...

This is Views from the Top, and an appreciation for such views unites the many of us whose interests otherwise vary. I've enjoyed the mountain views of northern New England for decades, both from below, often in a car, and from on top. Every now and then, I notice that those views seem to be...

Just out and a perfect Xmas gift for many - the great Brent Scudder's New Hampshire Roadside Viewing Guide. Using the same painstaking methods he perfected in his White Mountain Viewing Guide, his new 320-pager includes 152 diagrams covering over 100 views, with accompanying text and photos...

We could see that the cutting was fresh, and it pleasantly surprised me since the non-current Ed. of the AMC Guide I had consulted described the Moose So. summit as "wooded." Here is the view east to Cardigan: As Cumulus notes, the excellent conditions, until the end, made the entire hike...

I doubt it. Nemophilist (which I've never encountered before, although there is similar genus of wildflowers - nemophila) is from two Greek words - "nemos" (pasture, grove or wood) + "philos" (loving). "Nemo," when it appears in English (as in Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues under the Sea)...

As of June 1, the trail sign for the Guinea Pond Spur was still missing even though the post remains. The latest (29th) Ed. of the AMC White Mtn. Guide says it was flooded as of 2011, but since then conditions have changed. There is one damp section but I was able to cross it keeping my feet...

I did your hike in June, but counterclockwise and including the official stub of the Gleason Trail, in both directions (it's mellow). Descending the Black Mtn. Pond Trail's upper section, from its junction with the Algonquin Tr., s*cked. Some steep slabs were covered with moss and vey...

The parking lot at Brickett Place in Evans Notch - the WMNF Ranger station - was open as usual yesterday. The "pay tube" was shrouded in plastic, so that you couldn't pay even if for some reason you wanted to. The outhouses appeared to be both locked and barred, by 2X4s, for emphasis perhaps...

I can only summon two cheers for this bit of good news. I hiked this Trail in June, on Father's Day. At the Swift River ford at the start, I carefully switched from boots and socks to a pair of water socks, keeping said boots and socks nice and dry and clean. All in vain, as this proved to be...

Among other trails not in the 28th that were added to the maps of the 29th Ed. is a nifty little network in Tamworth that traverses the Big Pines Natural Area and goes to the summit of Great Hill and its firetower, which has terrific views. This includes the Betty Steele Loop Trail, Peg King...

I hiked the Champney Falls/Beeline/Bolles loop about 5 summers ago and at that time the only problem with the Bolles, apart from the fact that you have to regain 1,300 vertical feet with no compensating views, was that some sections that double as a snowmoible trail were quite wet. A lot can...

I've hiked the places you mentioned except Ponkapoag Pond. They are all well worth a walk but there are many others. To name a few of my favorites, nearly at random: - World's End, in Hingham - Cutler Park, in Dedham, Needham and Newton - the new Emerson/Thoreau Amble in Concord, including...

Elev. 292 feet. Thanks for this. Maybe because it isn't in the AMC Mass. Trail Guide or even among the numerous "other trails" mentioned on the Bay Circuit Trail website Descriptions, I'd never heard of this hiking destination, even though I could drive there in 30 minutes. Were there views?

From reading trail condition and trip reports and talking to some local Northern Presidentials hikers, I gather that ascending Mt. Jefferson by the “lightly used” Castle Ravine Trail is quite unusual, so what were the odds that I would do that on the same day as IQuest, leaving a couple of hours...

For most people, the Cliff Walk ends at Ruggles Ave., just past The Breakers, which section is open and undamaged. Some continue on to Marine Ave., just past Belmont Beach, and the only damage in that additional stretch is the 25-foot stretch of depressed sidewalk I discussed above. Most who...

On Saturday (June 29), I hiked to Stairs Mtn. by Jericho Road in Bartlett, a path between the Road and Rocky Branch that eliminates about half of the road-walk, the Rocky Branch Trail as far as you can now take it from the south (a little past RB Shelter #1), the Stairs Col Trail, Davis Path and...

We own a little condo one block from the Cliff Walk, which is part of my favorite jogging route at times when it isn't swarming with tourists. I am happy to report that the foregoing account of the damage to it from Sandy is significantly exaggerated. The most popular part of it, from its...

I was referring to a longer article I read in the Conway Sun. I paste the relevant sentences from that: I had no intention of stirring up any "hunting" ruckus. I was merely surprised because I don't recall encountering any there in June.(Incidentally, I don't think I put the quotes around...

I read this article with great interest because Green Mtn. is near our Freedom abode and for over 20 years the High Watch Trail was my default hike when time was limited. I've hiked it over 100 times and once had to visit the main desk of the rehab facility to use their phone to summon a...

I believe that Trail appeared in the AMC Guide for at least one ed., but has been gone from the last few. The Nature Conservancy also formerly showed it on its Green Hills of North Conway map, but it has disappeared from that one too. At least as of last August, however, you could still see...