Fall Hiking in VT and NH
Oh it’s that time of year in the northern hemisphere: FALL. Crisp evenings. Mornings dew and frost. Misty clouds. Sunny afternoons. Dramatic skies and setting suns. Fall is one of our favorite times for hiking and taking photographs. If you live in Northern Vermont and New Hampshire border, here are a couple of our favorite hikes. If you find yourself residing some place else, well here’s some motivation to go exploring and check out what might be within an hour radius of your own dwelling.
The sky has certainly been putting on a show…
…during both the day and night.
Fall is one of my favorite times for strolling. There is something special about being able to walk out your door down a country road.
This fall we’ve been trying to get as many hikes around the pond as possible. I never tire of walking around the pond.
And finally after living here for three summers, we hiked from the lodge to the top of Spruce Mountain. Hurray! This photo was taken from the top and the body of water is Noyes Pond.
I just love the views of the 27,000 acre Groton State Forest.
So much hiking to do! This is also one of our favorite hikes in the Groton Forest…
…The Peacham Bog trail. If you have not gone, it is home to a very unique ecosystem and well worth any effort to visit.
Hiking in a small forest park by Vermont’s capital, Montpelier we found the cutest outhouse I have ever seen! Hubbard Park is an amazing forest park adjacent to the city. If only all cities had a space even an eighth as nice as Hubbard Park how lucky we all would be.
As we live so close to New Hampshire, we also crossed over for an awesome lunch spot and hiking.
By good luck, we picked a trail to hike up and around these cliffs.
These last three photos are all part of the Frankenstein and Arethusa loop trail in Crawford Notch State Park, NH.
I don’t take for granted living in the Northeast for fall. People travel from all over the world to visit New England and see it’s beautiful colors. To me, being a traveler is not always about crossing an ocean to go somewhere I cannot read the menu. I like to be in different cultures just as much as my own. And right now, I live in a beautiful area and I am very thankful. So whichever part of the world you might find yourself living in at this time, what’s in your back yard? Have you been out on a hike lately? Had a picnic? Looked for frogs? If you live in the Northeast, fall only becomes all the more reason to get outside for a hike. Because wherever you are, this season will only ever happen once, and you don’t want to miss it.
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If you go:
Go hiking! Anywhere! Here is the info for the hikes mentioned.
Seyon Lodge and hiking trails (pdf link)
Groton State Forest Map (pdf link)
Peacham Bog – number 14 on the map (pdf link)
Hubbard Park, Montpelier, Vermont
Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
I also wrote a full post on the Welch Dickey hike in NH which was amazing and would be another great hike to do. And if you are not sure which gear to get, check out this post.
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Holy mackerel that’s a lot of hiking, I’m tired just from reading the post. The leaves should be turning up there and you’ll have to take all those hikes again just to see them.
Yes and we could do so much more hiking! Catching the ‘peak’ fall days are always such a gamble. All it takes is one high wind day and whoosh, leaves are gone. So far, we have been finding nice pockets of color and the fall has been awesome! 🙂
Spectacular pictures, they just drew me right in and I felt as if I was there!
Thanks. We hope to get so many more photos. I love fall photos so much! Thanks for the comment.
“I am so glad I live in a world where there is Octobers.” L.M. Montgomary Anne of Green Gables .I heartily agree!
Oh I used to love watching Anne of Green Gables! This has been one of the best falls ever! So fortunate to have grown up in an area with such natural beauty!
Vermont and New Hampshire sure are nice for great hiking. I would encourage anyone with a love for hiking to experience VT and NH. Some of my favorite hikes are in those mountains and most beautiful drives. Franconia Ridge was actually listed in Yahoo or Flickr as America’s Top 10 Most Beautiful Drives.
Oh yeah, the hiking in those areas is so stunning. They are all beautiful and unique for their own reasons. But I will always remember the first time I drove to Franconia, there was such a ‘wow’ factor. It is an awesome region to visit, camp and hike in!
It’s that time of year again in the Northern Hemisphere – fall. The season brings with it crisp evenings, dewy mornings, misty clouds, sunny afternoons, dramatic skies, and setting suns, making it the perfect time for hiking and photography. If you happen to live in the Northern Vermont and New Hampshire border, there are some great hikes to check out. However, if you live elsewhere, it’s still worth exploring and finding hikes within an hour’s radius of your home. Some of the best hikes in the area include Seyon Sunset, Big White Sky, Spruce Mountain, Groton State Forest, Peacham Bog, and Hubbard Park. Additionally, there are some fantastic hiking spots in New Hampshire, such as the Frankenstein and Arethusa loop trail in Crawford Notch State Park. Fall is a special season, and it only happens once a year, so be sure to make the most of it by getting outside and exploring your surroundings.
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