* 60 loop hikes throughout New Hampshire and Maine, from easy half-day trails to extended journeys, many with options to shorten or lengthen the hike
* Hikes accessible from the most common vacation destinations, including Bar Harbor and Freeport in Maine, and Conway, Lincoln, and the Lakes Region in New Hampshire
* Guidebook includes "Trail Finder" chart of hikes by features, difficulty, and more
Best Loop Hikes New Hampshire's White Mountains to the Maine Coast is hiking with a welcome twist: no tandem driving, no dropping off a car at the end of the trail --and no turning around to hike the same trail back. Jeff Romano hiked more than 450 miles to select the best loop trails in northern New England -- from the rolling hills of southern New Hampshire and towering summits of the White Mountains to the large lakes and abundant wildlife of the Northern Forest and rocky coastline of Maine.
Useful features of this guidebook include elevation profiles and charts listing hikes by special interest and best times to go. Information is also included on wildlife, geology, and history.
Regions covered include Acadia National Park, Camden Hills, Baxter State Park, the Maine Coast, Moosehead Lake, the Presidential Range, Mount Washington Valley, Franconia Notch, the Lakes Region, and the Monadnock/Sunapee area.
ISBN-13: 9780898869859
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mountaineers Books - The
Publication Date: 03-28-2006
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Series: Best Hikes
JEFF ROMANO has been hiking for more than thirty years and is a lifelong New England resident. In addition to scaling New England's one hundred highest peaks, he has hiked extensively throughout the wild places of all six states. He works in public policy for Main Coast Heritage Trust.
