Wildest hikes in New Hampshire
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in New Hampshire, from 81% wild at the top of the board to 59% wild at the bottom. They run from 1.9 to 12 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Richards Reservoir & Parker Road via NET/M&M Trail (white), gaining 1,936 ft. They lie across 5 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Martin Road & Pierce Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 81% wild
- Martin Road & Prospect Hill Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 80% wild
- Fay Martin Road & Pierce Road 6 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 80% wild
- Ball Hill–Old M & M Trail, 3 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft · 77% wild
- Fay Martin Road & Prospect Hill Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 77% wild
- Parker Road & Royalston Road 10 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 75% wild
- Cook Hill 2.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 75% wild
- Lost Valley Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 74% wild
- Richards Reservoir & Parker Road via NET/M&M Trail (white) 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,936 ft · 72% wild
- Old M & M Trail–Parker Road, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 482 ft · 71% wild
- Toad Hollow Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 70% wild
- Mason Railroad Trail & Scripps Lane (Jeep Trail) 3.8 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 67% wild
- Sprague Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 67% wild
- Ben Farnsworth Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 201 ft · 65% wild
- Sportsman Pond & Fish Rock Road via Kemp Brook Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 64% wild
- Sportsman Pond–Fish Rock Road, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 64% wild
- Binney Hill Road–Mid State Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 63% wild
- Mid State Trail & Wapack Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 62% wild
- Monument Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 62% wild
- Mount Watatic–Nutting Hill, 7 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft · 61% wild
- Mention's Pond via Jeff Smith Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 60% wild
- Binney Hill Road & Wapack Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 60% wild
- Wapack Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 59% wild
- Pratt Mountain–Mid State Trail, 3 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft · 59% wild
- Jeff Smith Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 59% wild