Go west young hiker (of any age). It is a good time of year to travel to the other side of the mountains for refreshing new hiking experiences. Recently, I went with a couple friends to Mount Cube (2,909 feet) in Orford. It is one of the peaks in the hiking list “52 with a View.”
There is a long list of cool things about Mount Cube. It is not in the White Mountain National Forest, yet it is traversed by the Appalachian Trail corridor and can be accessed by trails from both the north and the south.
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