When planning a visit, reservations must be made prior to the arrival and no later than 5pm the day of your visit. Please plan ahead in the event the parking areas reach capacity.
Annual Passes are also available for purchase. This hike is a well-marked, steep scramble up a nice peak in Southern New Hampshire. Monadnock Mountain is reputed to be one of the most hiked mountains in the world with over , people climbing it every year. This is a challenging hike along the side of the mountain rewarding views from the summit. The trails are very steep in places but can be completed in a half-day. Older kids will have a ton of fun rock-hopping their way to the summit on the steep trail and this hike is also a great place to see the changing leaves in fall.
As one of the most climbed mountains, Monadnock is a very popular New England hike just north of very populated cities in Vermont and Massachusetts so you most likely won't be alone on the trail. Parking in the lot off of Poole Road can be a challenge, and the summit can be windy, so you may want to bring an additional layer for the top. You probably won't be alone if it is a sunny Summer day.
Take the time to relax then head back down the same way you came up. Access is through Monadnock State Reservation. Amenities include a mini general store and restrooms at the parking area. After another 30 miles when you get to Jaffrey take a right on to Route and follow it just over 2 miles to take a right onto Dublin Road for another 1.
Take a left and continue about a mile to the parking lot. Reviews 3, Sort by:. Andrew OLoughlin. November 9, Time to get back in shape lol.
Steven Karsok. November 8, Hiking Great! Icy Mochi. November 7, Linda MacLean. November 5, Carina Jovanovic. Super challenging hike. SO worth it! Robert Cote. November 4, Jason Strauss. October 31, Lily H. October 25, Hiking Fee Great! Alejandra Donath. October 24, Kayla Harris. Kay Cee. October 22, Nicholas Maione. Hiking Rocky. Piyush Mishra. October 18, Son Ngo. Another summer in New Hampshire meant more hiking in the White Mountains, this time visiting a childhood favorite: Mt Monadnock.
It had been years since I tackled this classic hike and was excited to make a trip. The only problem, the rain. I finally found a clear day after work and made the drive over to the TH.
I decide to tackle the popular white dot and white cross trails since they provided a short but scrambly route to the summit. I arrived to the TH, geared up and hit the trail.
Judging by all of the people coming down, it seemed that there would be few people on the way up which I was thrilled about. I made quick work of the bottom flat section dodging the mud as best as I could and decided to take the White Dot trail up because, why not? As I started scrambling up the flat granite, it clicked to me why this hike was so popular.
The scrambles were very low class but provided a nice change of pace from the usual roots and rock trails that many New Hampshire mountains offer.
I worked up above treeline and picked the most challenging fun lines I could find and eventually found myself on the summit with about 5 other people. I soaked in the beautiful, crystal clear views and headed down the White Cross trail. This route was much less technical but still offered plenty of water, mud, roots and rocky trail conditions.
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When I went back to it the book was gone and everything was trashed! Even at 13 years old we still picked up our cigarette butts! Actually is. The main reason that Mt.
Folk lure gives the reason for the false tree line. Since the wolves made their home on the mountain, they decided the best way to get rid of the predators was to burn the mountain and force them down to the waiting guns of the farmers.
After the top of the mountain had been burned, it could never grow back. During my teenage years my family lived for several years at the base of Mt Monadnock. Needless to say on our one day off every week we climbed and explored the mtn. A decade later I climbed it with fellow teacher girlfriends with a bottle of wine and lots of water and snacks.
It took us 8 hrs, talking and sitting and occasionally climbing. An expert climber on crutches! We all laughed and remember it still 45 Yrs later. I grew up next door in Rindge but went to school and hung out a lot in Jaffrey. Absolutely enjoyable and miss it very much! I DO plan on tackling it once more before I become too old and decrepit…hopefuly soon :. Mt Fuji may be the most climbed but not holding the record for the most summited.
I hiked the mountain a couple of times when I lived in Fitzwilliam. It was fun and the view from the peak was wonderful. A dear old friend Bernard Skins Watkins would climb it at least once a year. My husband and I climbed Mt Monadnock about 20 years ago. Beautiful memories of that wonderful day. We would love to have done it again, but due to car crash injuries we are unable to do so.
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