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| Most of New England's many state parks have short hiking trails. There are longer trails in the national forests, and several much longer trails traverse whole states. | ||
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In Boston, the Harborwalk is a 47-mile (76-km) path along Boston Harbor, from East Boston and Charlestown to South Boston and Dorchester. More... The 180-mile (290-km) Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway rings the 34 cities and towns of metropolitan Boston, providing wonderful walking opportunities anywhere near Boston. The grand-daddy of all American hiking trails—the Appalachian Trail—starts in Maine and wends its way through every New England state except mountain-less Rhode Island. The Appalachian Mountain Club is the premier organization helping hikers in New England, especially in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest. The Green Mountain Club's Long Trail traverses the entire state of Vermont, north to south, in its 265-mile (426-km) course. The 162-mile (261-km) Cohos Trail, perhaps the most isolated and "wild" of New England's major hiking trails, goes due north from Crawford Notch in New Hampshire's White Mountains to the Canadian border at Pittsburg NH, where it meets the Sentiers Frontaliers trail which continues to Mount Megantic and Mount Gosford in Québec, Canada. Each state has at least a dozen trails, shorter or longer, often maintained by local non-profit associations. The big challenge for mountain hikers are the several trails to the summit of Mount Washington. If that peak, with some of the worst weather in the USA, is too much, try the easier hikes up Mount Monadnock or Mount Cardigan in New Hampshire. For Maine, explore the very useful Maine Trail Finder organized and supported by a variety of non-profit outdoors organizations. More... In southern New England, the New England National Scenic Trail tracks most of the older Metacomet, Monadnock and Mattabesett trails (also called the Triple-M Trail) extending for 220 miles (354 km) from Guilford CT on Long Island Sound to Mount Monadnock in southern New Hampshire. The 35-mile (56-km) Taconic Crest Trail winds through southwestern Massachusetts, northwestern Connecticut and eastern New York State.
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Above, sign on the
Appalachian Trail.
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