Lakes Region Hikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 41, 43, 74

ROBERT KOZLOW

SUNAPEE RAGGED KEARSAGE

GREENWAY A 75 mile emerald necklace of hiking trails, surrounding Lake Sunapee and crossing Sunapee, Ragged and Kearsarge Mountains. Maintained by Greenway volunteers. www.srkg.com

squam Lake area

RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN Holderness/ Sandwich. Easy, 1.8 miles, 11/2 hours; elevation: 1,260' Best view of Squam Lakes. Old Bridle Path follows a cart route to the rock covered summit. Trailhead: Rte. 113N from Little Squam in Holderness Village. Park after Rockywold and Deephaven camps; trail is across from Mount Morgan Trail. Look for “Old Bridle Path” signs as a privately owned trail is nearby. RED HILL Center Harbor. elevation: 2,029' Rte. 25 to Center Harbor. In the town center, take Bean Road for approximately two miles. Turn right onto a marked dirt road; follow to the base. SQUAM LAKE BEACH TRAIL Center Harbor, off College Road. Moderate, approximately 11/4 miles, 1 hour. ”Forest to beach“ walk through Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest to a cove on Squam Lake.

SQUAM LAKES NATURAL SCIENCE

CENTER Rte. 3/113, Holderness. Hiking up Mount Fayal, and several trails at the Science Center including Gephart, Ectone and Davison Trails. Great views of Squam Lakes.

SQUAM LAKES RANGER PROGRAM

Hike all 50 miles over 26 trails to earn your Ranger baseball cap, Patch and Completion Certificate as a Squam Ranger. Many treks are child & dog friendly. Join and receive a T-shirt, backpack and Squam Trail Guide and Trail log. Information: see Squam Lakes Association at squamlakes.org For more information: contact the White Mountain National Forest office in Plymouth at 603-536-6100 or www.lakesregion.org

ROBERT KOZLOW