Best hikes in High Mountain Park Preserve

Ambleway maps 15 hikes in High Mountain Park Preserve, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 6.1-mile day out. 7 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is High Mountain–American Flag Rock, 5 viewpoints. The biggest climb is Buttermilk Falls–Ancients Pond, 7 sights, gaining 974 ft, and the network tops out at 878 ft. 4 start within walking range of public transit.

• High Mountain–American Flag Rock, 5 viewpoints 2.3 mi · ▲ 393 ft
• Ancients Pond–Indians Loop, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft
• Mount Cecchino–Ancients Pond Loop, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 433 ft
• American Flag Rock–Lookout Point, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 589 ft
• Beech Mountain-Clove Viewpoint–Ancients Pond, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 828 ft
• Beech Mountain–Ancients Pond, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
• Buttermilk Falls–Ancients Pond, 7 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 974 ft

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• Purple Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 33 ft
• Woodland Sunset Point–Snake Loop, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft
• Secret–Snake Loop, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 370 ft
• Indians Loop via Summit Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 523 ft
• Beech Mountain-Clove Trail & Purple Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 357 ft
• Black Bear Sunset Point–Ancients Pond, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 391 ft
• Pancake Hollow Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 356 ft
• Ancients Pond–Dyn-O-Mite!, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 592 ft