Trail Map Sources

Below are hotlinks to organizations that provide mountain-hiking trail maps and guides for the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the surrounding region (southern NH, Maine and Vermont). Also, a few other hiking-related on-line resources (at the bottom).

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. 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.
    
   
3. DeLorme -- The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer Series covers every state in the USA. These detailed road and topography maps are great for accessing remote trailheads.
    
   
4. Wonalancet Out Door Club -- The WODC publishes a fine Tyvek map of the Sandwich Range.
    
   
5. Randolph Mountain Club -- The RMC publishes the guidebook Randolph Paths covering the Northern Presidentials, with an included Tyvek map.
    
   
6. Dartmouth Outing Club -- The DOC publishes the Dartmouth Outing Guide, which includes Mt. Cube, Smarts Mtn. and Mt. Moosilauke.
    
   
7. Squam Lakes Association -- The SLA publishes a Squam Trail Map covering easy hikes in the region.
    
   
8. Green Hills Preserve -- The Nature Conservancy publishes a trail map of the Green Hills Preserve (near North Conway).
    
   
9. Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests -- The SPNHF publishes the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
    
   
10. Friends of the Wapack -- This group publishes the Wapack Trail Guide of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
     
    
11. 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.
     
    
12. Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Club -- This group publishes the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide of easy hikes in southern New Hampshire.
     
    
13. Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition -- This group publishes the SRKG Trail Guide of easy hikes in the Lake Sunapee area.
     
    
14. Appalachian Trail Conference -- The ATC publishes trail guides for those areas where the AT crosses Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
     
    
15. Green Mountain Club -- The GMC is the primary source for trail guides and maps for the mountains of Vermont.
     
    
16. Huntington Graphics -- This company publishes several mountain-hiking guides for Vermont.
     
    
17. 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.
     
    
18. Views From The Top -- Fellow hikers post trail conditions on this website, which is especially helpful in winter.
     
    
19. Bob & Geri's Adventures -- Detailed directions for bushwhack hikes on the New England 100 Highest list.
     
    
20. MapMart -- A source for topographic maps (from the U.S. Geological Survey), useful for finding trailless peaks.
     
    
21. WMNF Forest Road Status -- Official status (closed or open) of access roads in the White Mountain National Forest.