This 2024/2025 winter season marks the third decade of operation for Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center in Pinkham Notch. Since 1994, the center has been offering outdoor activities, programs and special events in every season, for all ages. Over the years, some were abandoned for logistical reasons. Others have continued and new ones have been added. Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center keeps working on its mission to provide quality outdoor recreation experiences for all.
Today, in winter, Great Glen Trails currently offers cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snow tubing and fat biking on its 45K (28 miles) of groomed trails.
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