Franconia Notch State Park
(Approx. 2.9 miles)
Franconia Notch State Park has picnicking, restrooms, a visitor center, swimming, biking, hiking, fishing, canoeing, a boat ramp, a campground, RV camping, showers, a trailer sanitary atation, downhill skiing and parking.
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New England Ski Museum
(Approx. 4.4 miles)
Exhibits on history of skiing; research library and collections; Museum Shop; vintage ski films.
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Eisenhower Memorial Wayside Park
(Approx. 5.7 miles)
Eisenhower Memorial Wayside Park is a seven-acre memorial park, established in 1979 as a gift from the Bretton Woods Corporation and honors the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Forest Lake State Park
(Approx. 8.2 miles)
Forest Lake State Park, one of the ten original state parks, was created in 1935. The park spans 397 acres and its 200-foot sandy beach lies on the shore of Forest Lake. Popular activities in the park include swimming, picnicking, mountain biking, fishing, and boating.
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Flume Gorge
(Approx. 8.5 miles) Top Attraction!
The Flume is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. The walls of Conway granite rise to a height of 70 to 90 feet and are 12 to 20 feet apart. A trip into the Flume begins and ends at the Flume Visitor's Center.
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Bath Covered Bridge
(Approx. 11.0 miles)
The current structure is the fifth bridge to stand on this site. The first was constructed in 1794 at a cost of $366.66. That bridge was demolished by a flood and replaced in 1806 at a cost of $1,000.
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Fadden's Sugar House
(Approx. 12.2 miles)
The Fadden Family's modern sugarhouse is located next to Peg's Restaurant in downtown North Woodstock and contains state-of-the-art equipment. Maple sap enters the sugarhouse where it pumped through a reverse osmosis machine which removes up to 75% of the water.
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Bath-Haverhill Covered Bridge
(Approx. 13.2 miles)
According to New Hampshire Department of Transportation records, this is the oldest covered bridge still in use in New Hampshire. It is the first and only bridge to be erected at this site.
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Mount Orne Covered Bridge
(Approx. 14.5 miles)
The first bridge at this site was constructed in the 1860s or 70s to connect the towns Lancaster and Lunenburg. The owner, Union Bridge Company, operated it as a toll bridge until it was destroyed by a log jam in 1908.
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Weeks State Park
(Approx. 15.2 miles)
Weeks State Park has picnicking, restrooms, a lookout tower, biking, hiking, snowshoeing, nordic skiing, downhill skiing and parking.
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