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Hiking Resources
Below is a list of resources on the subject of hiking in New Hampshire. Most are readily available through your favorite bookstore or sporting goods store, some are available on the Web. While there are many other resources, these are ones we often use in the Trails Bureau office. If you find a resource you find particularly useful, please let us know!
Books
Appalachian Mountain Club's "White Mountains Guide" 26th Ed. (ISBN 1-878239-65-1)
Detailed trail descriptions and other helpful information; detailed GPS maps included

Appalachian Mountain Club's "Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide" (ISBN 1-878239-73-2)
Detailed GPS maps included
Dan Doan's "50 Hikes in the White Mountains" 4th Ed (ISBN 088150162X) and "50 more Hikes in New Hampshire" 4th Ed. (ISBN 0881504076)
Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Club's "Monadnock - Sunapee Greenway Trail Guide"
Detailed GPS map included


Maps
USGS topographical maps - usually at sporting goods stores, major bookstores, and also on CD from a few companies.

DeLorme 3-D Topo Quads http://www.delorme.com/

Maptech Terrain Navigator http://www.maptech.com/

National Geographic TOPO! http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/

MSN terraserver, topo and some satellite imagery http://terraserver.microsoft.com/

Many areas provide maps of their trails at the trailhead or Visitors Center.


Links to Other Sites of Interest

Appalachian Mountain Club, NH Chapter

Friends of the Wapack

Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail Club

Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition

Trailwrights

Upper Valley Trails Alliance


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