Hike Mt. Liberty Via the Liberty Springs Trail in Franconia Notch, NH
8.6ish miles round trip
4-6 hours
Difficulty: Weekend Warriors; equivalent to five hours on a stair master
Winter Hike the Old Speck Trail in Grafton Notch State Park, Maine
The Old Speck Trail in Grafton Notch State Park is a near-perfect hike for intermediate hikers. Ascending Maine’s third highest mountain (fourth highest peak) at 4,180 feet, the trail itself has 2,700 feet of elevation gain featuring stop-and-stare scenery with steep climbs that will get your heart pumping and intermittent plateaus to catch your breath. In the winter, at the tail end of a three-snowstorm week, the morning after one of the storms, it’s a little more difficult. Interpretation of the word “little” is really something everyone has to judge for themselves—a key piece of information I may have left out of the sales pitch to my wife.
Stealth Camp Sites on the Maine Appalachian Trail
There are designated camp sites approximately every ten miles on the Maine Appalachian Trail with lean-tos and tenting spaces; however, some of the best places to camp are the unofficial “stealth” sites.
14 hiking lessons learned on the maine appalachian trail
This past summer I took my first foray into long hiking, spending 22 days logging the 282 miles of the Maine Appalachian Trail. By no means do I consider myself a trail expert from this one adventure, but I did learn a lot of things I wished I’d known in advance. Hopefully this article will help other trail rookies avoid some of the mistakes I made.
Hike Cadillac Mountain Via the Gorge Path in Acadia National Park
3.8 miles round trip 2ish hours Difficulty: Weekend Warriors Good for: casual hikers, anyone looking to hide from tourists The Gorge Path begins with a leisure half-mile walk through pleasant…
Hike Cadillac Mountain Via the North Ridge Trail in Acadia National Park
The Cadillac Mountain North Ridge Trail in Acadia National Park is an easygoing hike good for families. On this trail you’ll be treated to scenic views of Frenchman Bay in Bar Harbor.