Agencies

NH State Bureau of Trails provides information on trails, rail trails, ATV routes and snowmobiling: www.nhtrails.org/

NH Dept. of Transportation's Bicycle/Pedestrian Information Center: http://webster.state.nh.us/dot/nhbikeped/

The White Mountains Info Server has information on trips, trails, shelters, and all the peaks of the White Mountains of New Hampshire: www.cs.dartmouth.edu/whites/

GORP has information on the White Mountain National Forest: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/nh_white.HTM

National Park Service units in New Hampshire: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=nh

Bicycling and Mountain Biking

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from New Hampshire mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in New Hampshire

Bike rides on New Hampshire roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in New Hampshire

East Coast Greenway is a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes; information is available for all traversed states: ME, NH, Massachusetts, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, Washington DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/

New England Mountain Bike Association has contacts for local clubs, events, news and photos: www.nemba.org

Upper Valley Mountain Bike Association promotes "safe mountain bicycling opportunities which are environmentally and socially responsible": www.uvmba.org/

Equestrian Trails

Northhorse.com is the equine directory for Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire: www.northhorse.com/

Greenways and Community Trails

The Eastern Trail is planned to run from Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, NH to Bug Light Park on Casco Bay in South Portland, ME: www.easterntrail.org/

New England Greenway Vision Plan envisions 19,300 miles of greenways and trails to make a cohessive green network for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamphsire, Rhode Island, and Vermont: www.umass.edu/greenway/

Pathways for Keene promotse the development and use of trails and alternative transportation routes in the town: www.tlaorg.org/pathways/

Londonderry Trailways is "committed to building safe bike/pedestrian routes in our town": www.londonderrytrails.org/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

The Wagon Track Trail will stretch for 2.7 miles through the towns of Durham and Madbury: www.seacoastmpo.org/wagon/

Winnipesaukee River Trails Project and other multi-use trails committees work to develop trails in communities from Bristol to Laconia: www.ccntr.org/bikepath.htm

Hiking Trails

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and New Hampshire topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in New Hampshire

Appalachian Mountain Club, New Hampshire Chapter, has trip reports, events, and contacts: www.amc-nh.org/

The Cohos Trail will be a 150-mile long remote trail from Bartlett, NH, to the Canadian border: www.cohostrail.org/

The Guide to New Hampshire Trails has a database of many trails: www.pccs-nh.com/trails/

New Hampshire Outdoors features a variety of outdoor related activities including hiking: www.nhoutdoors.com

The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail runs 117 miles from the Metacomet trail on the Connecticut State line to Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire: http://users.crocker.com/~mmtrail/. The New England Trails Review has fine photos of the trail: www.newenglandtrailreview.com/taxonomy.asp?TP=79.

Randolph Mountain Club of Randolph, NH: www.randolphmountainclub.org

The Squam Lakes Association maintains over forty miles of trails: www.squamlakes.org/sla/RCol.htm

The 21-mile Wapack Trail from Mount Watatic in Ashburnham, MA, to North Pack in Greenfield, NH, one of the oldest interstate trails in the Northeast: www.wapack.org/

Wonalancet Out Door Club has events and volunteer work for trails in the Sandwich Range: www.wodc.org/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Long-Distance Trails

Hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail (AT) in New Hampshire at Trails.com:

• Appalachian Trail Hiking in New Hampshire

The 161 miles of the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire includes 117 miles in the beautiful, rugged White Mountains

The Eastern Trail is planned to run from Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Bug Light Park on Casco Bay in South Portland, Maine: www.easterntrail.org/

The Midstate Trail is a 92 mile hiking trail extending from Rhode Island through central Massachusetts to the Wapack Trail in New Hampshire: www.midstatetrail.org/

Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

Motorcycle Online Offroad has a good article with photos on riding in northern New Hampshire: www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcdirt/trailrider/12ammo.html

New Hampshire All Terrain Vehicle Club has photos, events, and clubs: www.nhatv.com/

New England Trail Riders Association has photos, events, and clubs: www.netra.org/

Rail Trails and Canal Trails

New Hampshire rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in New Hampshire

The New England Rail Trail site has existing and proposed trail information, maps, and articles for NH, VT, MA, MA, and NY: www.new-england-rail-trails.org

Windham Rail Trail Alliance is working to develop the Rockingham Recreational Trail in Windham: www.windhamrailtrail.org/

Snow Trails

New Hampshire cross-country skiing areas and ski trails with trail maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Cross-Country Skiing and Ski Trails in New Hampshire

New Hampshire snowshoeing routes and trails with detailed maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Snowshoeing and Snowshoe Trails in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Snowmobile Association has events, contacts, and programs: www.nhsa.com/

For Backcountry Skiing in the White Mountains: www.cs.dartmouth.edu/whites/ski.html

Waterway and Boating Trails

Canoeing, water trails, and other flatwater paddling routes on New Hampshire lakes and rivers at Trails.com:

• Canoeing and Water Trails in New Hampshire

New Hampshire whitewater kayaking and rafting, with maps and launch points at Trails.com:

• Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting in New Hampshire

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail works to establish a 740-mile water trail along historic Native American routes across NY, VT, NH, ME, and Quebec: http://northernforestcanoetrail.org/

Statewide Advocacy & Resources 

Trailwrights, Inc. sponsors trail maintenance workshops and hiking/backpacking workshops: www.trailwrights.org/