New Hampshire Trail Resources

 

New Hampshire Agencies

 

NH State Bureau of Trails provides information on trails, rail trails, ATV routes and snowmobiling: www.nhtrails.org/

NH Dept. of Transportation's Bicycle/Pedestrian Information Center: http://webster.state.nh.us/dot/nhbikeped/

White Mountains Info Server has information on trips, trails, shelters, and all the peaks of the White Mountains of New Hampshire: http://hikethewhites.com

GORP has information on the White Mountain National Forest: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/nh_white.HTM

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in New Hampshire: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/NewHampshire.html

National Park Service units in New Hampshire: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=nh

 

 

New Hampshire National Recreation Trails

 

Find all National Recreation Trails in New Hampshire: select New Hampshire from the State Search list and click on "Find Trails"
Visit New Hampshire's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)
Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,050 NRTs from across the country

New Hampshire Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from New Hampshire mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in New Hampshire

Bike rides on New Hampshire roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in New Hampshire

East Coast Greenway is a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes; information is available for all traversed states: ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/nh.php

New England Mountain Bike Association has contacts for local clubs, events, news and photos: www.nemba.org

Seacoast Area Bicycle Routes promotes cycling in the Greater Seacoast region of NH and southern ME: www.seacoastbikes.org/

Upper Valley Mountain Bike Association promotes "safe mountain bicycling opportunities which are environmentally and socially responsible": http://www.uvmba.net/

New Hampshire Equestrian Trails

 

New Hampshire Horse & Trail Association promotes and encourages equestrian activities: www.equineexperts.com/nhhta/index.htm

New Hampshire Horse Council, Inc.: www.nhhorsecouncil.com/

 

New Hampshire Greenways and Community Trails

 

Bike/Walk Alliance of New Hampshire: http://www.bwanh.org/

Eastern Trail is planned to run from Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, NH to Bug Light Park on Casco Bay in South Portland, ME: www.easterntrail.org/

New England Greenway Vision Plan envisions 19,300 miles of greenways and trails to make a cohessive green network for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamphsire, Rhode Island, and Vermont: www.umass.edu/greenway/

Pathways for Keene promotse the development and use of trails and alternative transportation routes in the town: www.tlaorg.org/pathways/

Londonderry Trailways is "committed to building safe bike/pedestrian routes in our town": www.londonderrytrails.org/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Winnipesaukee River Trails runs from downtown Franklin to Northfield: www.lakesregion.org/groups/winni_river.html

New Hampshire Hiking Trails

 

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and New Hampshire topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in New Hampshire

Appalachian Mountain Club, New Hampshire Chapter, has trip reports, events, and contacts: http://amc-nh.org/

Cohos Trail will be a 150-mile long remote trail from Bartlett, NH, to the Canadian border: www.cohostrail.org/

Guide to New Hampshire Trails has a database of many trails: www.pccs-nh.com/trails/

New Hampshire Outdoors features a variety of outdoor related activities including hiking: www.nhoutdoors.com

Metacomet-Monadnock Trail runs 117 miles from the Metacomet trail on the Connecticut State line to Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire: http://users.crocker.com/~mmtrail/index_old.html. The New England Trails Review has fine photos of the trail: www.newenglandtrailreview.com/taxonomy.asp?TP=79.

Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail Club maintains and supports the 50-mile Greenway: www.msgtc.org/

Randolph Mountain Club of Randolph, NH: www.randolphmountainclub.org

Squam Lakes Association maintains over forty miles of trails: www.squamlakes.org/programs/trails.php

The 21-mile Wapack Trail from Mount Watatic in Ashburnham, MA, to North Pack in Greenfield, NH, one of the oldest interstate trails in the Northeast: www.wapack.org/

Wonalancet Out Door Club has events and volunteer work for trails in the Sandwich Range: www.wodc.org/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

New Hampshire Long-Distance Trails

 

Hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail (AT) in New Hampshire at Trails.com:

• Appalachian Trail Hiking in New Hampshire

The 161 miles of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire includes 117 miles in the beautiful, rugged White Mountains

Eastern Trail is planned to run from Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Bug Light Park on Casco Bay in South Portland, Maine: www.easterntrail.org/

Metacomet-Monadnock Trail is a long-distance footpath, maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club-Berkshire Chapter Trails Committee and other volunteers: http://amcberkshire.org/mm-trail

Midstate Trail is a 92 mile hiking trail extending from Rhode Island through central Massachusetts to the Wapack Trail in New Hampshire: www.midstatetrail.org/

New Hampshire Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

New Hampshire Off Highway Vehicle Association works for trails, legislation, rider safety and education: www.nhohva.org

New Hampshire All Terrain Vehicle Club has photos, events, and clubs: www.nhatv.com/

New England Trail Riders Association has photos, events, and clubs: www.netra.org/

New Hampshire Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

New Hampshire rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in New Hampshire

NH Seacoast Greenway is a proposed rail-trail from the Massachusetts border to Maine: www.nhseacoastgreenway.org/

Rail-trails of New Hampshire has a variety of resources for many railroad corridotr: http://members.fortunecity.com/railtrails/NH/index.htm

Windham Rail Trail Alliance is working to develop the Rockingham Recreational Trail in Windham: www.windhamrailtrail.org/

Winnisquam-Opechee-Winnipesaukee (WOW Trail) is a proposed 9-mile trail along the state-owned rail line on the waterfront of the three lakes: http://www.wowtrail.com/

New Hampshire Snow Trails

 

New Hampshire cross-country skiing areas and ski trails with trail maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Cross-Country Skiing and Ski Trails in New Hampshire

New Hampshire snowshoeing routes and trails with detailed maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Snowshoeing and Snowshoe Trails in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Snowmobile Association has events, contacts, and programs: www.nhsa.com/

Backcountry Skiing in the White Mountains: www.cs.dartmouth.edu/whites/ski.html

 

New Hampshire Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Canoeing, water trails, and other flatwater paddling routes on New Hampshire lakes and rivers at Trails.com:

• Canoeing and Water Trails in New Hampshire

New Hampshire whitewater kayaking and rafting, with maps and launch points at Trails.com:

• Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting in New Hampshire

Northern Forest Canoe Trail works to establish a 740-mile water trail along historic Native American routes across NY, VT, NH, ME, and Quebec: http://northernforestcanoetrail.org/

 

New Hampshire Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Trailwrights, Inc. sponsors trail maintenance workshops and hiking/backpacking workshops: www.trailwrights.org/

New Hampshire State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

New Hampshire Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: http://www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-new-hampshire/