Are there any mountain trails within an hour of Lowell that are worth the drive? Thanks!

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Bosstonz16 t1_itt7vju wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:10 AM

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Mt. Monadnock

disco_t0ast t1_ittddzt wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:00 AM

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Watatic

closerocks t1_ittfirv wrote on October 26, 2022 at 4:22 AM

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Replying to disco_t0ast (#232,774)

Double plus upvote here. Mt watatic is a really great and scenic hike relatively close to lowell. Just head out 119. look for the rows of cars.

ratbas t1_ittlqa4 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:30 AM

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Pack Monadnock. Same range as Watatic. They form the WaPack trail. https://wapack.org/

Andre's Institute. Ski area turned into a sculpture park in Brookline NH (just west of Nashua). http://www.andresinstitute.org/

Tangent/ potential wormhole: https://www.nelsap.org/

ratbas t1_ittlxbw wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:32 AM

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North Uncanoonuc just west of Manchester. South Unc is all radio towers. Only about a one mile hike though.

ratbas t1_ittm30i wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:34 AM

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Mt Agamenticus in York Maine.

ratbas t1_ittmmv4 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:41 AM

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Two New Hampshire lists with a few good options:

52 With a View. A lot of these are way up, but there's a few within 90 minutes or so. https://newenglandwaterfalls.com/52withaview.php

Fire Towers. Wicked easy/older kid friendly (little ones might not be safe on the actual towers). I think it was the one in Derry you can skip, basically just someone's driveway and barely gets above current treeline. http://4000footers.com/list_towerquest.shtml

[deleted] t1_itv1zfs wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:57 PM

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Replying to closerocks (#232,992)

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closerocks t1_itw2mxz wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:54 PM

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Replying to ratbas (#233,475)

Dammit, I had work to do today and now I need to find out about these vanished ski runs. I lived on the opposite side of the hill from pheasant run in Leominster. We would walk to the top of the hill, cross of the woods and get the first run down for free then by our lift tickets going back up.

Watchfull_Hosemaster t1_itw3uru wrote on October 26, 2022 at 7:02 PM

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Wachusett might be a little over an hour and has tons of scenic trails and a top notch view from the top.