Trail Info Sources

Below are links to hiking information for New Hampshire and nearby New England.

Current Trail Conditions:

1. New England Trail Conditions -- A well-organized website (by Jeremy Clark) where
   fellow hikers post current hiking trail conditions, especially helpful in winter.
    
   
2. Views From The Top -- Another website where hikers post current trail conditions.
    
   
3. Rocks on Top -- Yet another website where hikers post current trail conditions.
    
   
4. Trails NH -- Combines recent trail condition reports from multiple sources,
   including New England Trail Conditions, Views From The Top and Rocks on Top.
    
   
5. 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).
    
   

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.
    
   

Trail Guides:

1. Appalachian Mountain Club -- The AMC is the primary source for trail guides for
   mountains in New Hampshire and Maine. Their guide books are the recognized
   standard for the area. 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. Friends of the Wapack -- This group publishes the Wapack Trail Guide
   of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
    
   
5. Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Club -- This group publishes the
   Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
    
   
6. Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition -- This group publishes the
   SRKG Trail Guide of easy hikes in the Lake Sunapee area.
    
   
7. Appalachian Trail Conservancy -- The ATC publishes trail guides for those areas
   where the AT crosses Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
    
   
8. Green Mountain Club -- The GMC is the primary source for trail guides
   and maps for the mountains of Vermont.
    
   
9. Huntington Graphics -- This company publishes mountain-hiking guides for Vermont.
    
   
10. The Mountain Wanderer -- This Lincoln, NH, bookstore is loaded with mountain-hiking
    resources, including hardcopy USGS topo maps of NH.
     
    
11. Bob & Geri's Adventures -- Detailed directions for bushwhack hikes
    on the New England 100 Highest list.
     
    
12. FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide -- Excellent New England hike trip reports
    and photos (by Jeremy Clark).
     
    
13. Ted's Favorite Hikes in Southern New Hampshire by Ted Bonner --
    Available from Yankee Farmer, Greenfield, NH (603-547-6421).
     
    

Hiker Safety:

1. The 10 essentials for a safe and pleasant hike -- excellent safety info from AMC
    
   
2. Hiker's checklist -- gear suggestions from AMC
    
   
3. "To the Owner of This Book" introductory chapter in the AMC White Mountain Guide.
    
   
4. Accounts of bad experiences:
       - Mountain Rescue
       - Life-Threatening Weather
       - Death on Mt. Monadnock