Hiking Overview
WVAIA has a four-season hiking program (see SNOW SHOE for winter hikes), concentrated in the southwest corner of the White Mountain National Forest, including the Sandwich Range, Moosilauke area, Franconia Notch, routes off of the Kancamagus Highway, Route 302 hikes, as well as other destinations. We also specialize in unique backcountry excursions on old logging roads, streambeds; bushwhacking trail-less peaks to out of the way destinations with special features, such as waterfalls, cliff faces and old logging sites, not to mention spectacular views. There is no charge for WVAIA members. Guests are asked to make a small donation.

Each hike is led by either one or two experienced hikers. They are most often all-day adventures, beginning at 9AM. Exceptions to this are outings that are rated EASY, for trails without much ascending, and usually not more than 3 miles roundtrip. Water crossings are rare, and are small and easy to negotiate, and we're normally out for a half a day. The MODERATE hikes are typically 4 to 6 miles roundtrip, more than a half a day, with sustained ascending, but with nothing very steep. Water crossings are more frequent, but never wide or difficult. If the hike is 7-9 miles long, it is often MORE DIFICULT, in that there are always long periods of steady ascent, with relatively short steep sections, more challenging water-crossings, and significant overall mileage that keeps us on the trail all-day. The DIFFICULT hikes are usually over 10 miles roundtrip, characterized by prolonged sections of steep and very steep terrain, in many cases with several stream-crossings, and a challenging overall distance, often finishing in the early evening.

Upcoming hikes
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Past hikes
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December 29 2012
Guided Hike: Dickey Ledges
December 15 2012
Guided Hike: Tripoli Woods
December 1 2012
Guided Hike: Timber Camp
November 17 2012
Three Ponds Loop Hike
September 22 2012
Fletchers Cascade
September 15 2012
Goodrich Rock FAMILY-FRIENDLY Hike
September 8 2012
Cone Mountain
August 11 2012
Mount Moosilauke
July 7 2012
Mt. Osceola and West Osceola
June 23 2012
North Kinsman Mountain
June 9 2012
Webster Slide Mountain
May 12 2012
Arethusa Falls
April 28 2012
Hike to The Scaur
December 10 2011
To the top of Tripyramid North Peak
October 8 2011
Goodrich Bushwhack
August 6 2011
Timber Camp
July 30 2011
Galehead hike
July 10 2011
Hike with Shakespeare in the Valley Actors
October 30 2010
Timber Camp Trail and beyond
October 23 2010
Greeley Ponds
October 16 2010
East Pond, Little East Pond Loop
October 9 2010
Morgan- Perceival Loop
September 4 2010
Mt. Israel
August 21 2010
Mt. Hale
July 31 2010
Mt. Moosilauke
June 18 2010
Mt. Whiteface via Downes Brook Trail
June 4 2010
N. Kinsman via Mt. Kinsman Trail
March 29 2010
Mt. Potash

 

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