One of the best activities I can think of for anyone living or visiting New Hampshire is to hike. Hiking in New Hampshire offers a wide range of challenges, whether it be a day hike or an overnight trek on along the AMT trail or the Presidential ridge. For those who want a great view with little effort, the ever popular W. Rattlesnake is the surest bet with incredible views of Squam lake, those that want to work their quad muscles may want to try Cannon Mt. for its steep ascent great work out and glorious views for 100+ miles (on a clear day). Whichever you prefer, set some time aside, gather up some good trail food and water and enjoy what NH has to offer.
The challenge of "peak bagging" the four thousand footers is another interesting way to get out and hike. There are 48 plus four thousand foot mountains in NH. One can become a member of the "4000 Club" if a dated record is kept of climbing all listed 48 mountains. There is a catch: to qualify as having "bagged a peak" it must be listed as one of the four thousand footers and if bagging multiple peaks at a time there must be a 200ft difference between peaks. Needless to say you could ascend multiple 4000 footers in a day but unless there is a drop and ascent of 200 ft. between it will not count. :-(
This happens to be one of my goals, I presently have 15 peaks which I have listed: Those listed together were bagged in the same hike.
|  Some peaks do have a limited view it is often wished a chainsaw was long. |
To view the list of the 4000 footers and their elevations go to: NH 4000 Footers
If you're not a mountain snob and bagging peaks isn't your "bag" you may want to research and hike some of the following.
 View towards Red Hill from Mt. Roberts in the Ossipee range. |
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trail food recommended by Faculty at Sessions College
The following were to be formatted into this page for a course at Sessions. I think I've covered all:-) |
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