Sometimes you have to travel far and wide to find good places to ride bikes with your kids. Sometimes the riding is right in town and easy to reach. Whitaker Woods is such a place.
Situated in North Conway, near Eastern Slope Inn, it is bordered by Route 16, Intervale Cross Road, Kearsarge Road and Mechanic Street. There are many ways to access these recreational trails. The easiest access is the Whitaker Homesite, right off Route 16, heading south from Scenic Vista. After you cross the railroad tracks, take a quick left into a parking lot between a white building and an old barn. That's the homesite where, if it's open, you'll find restrooms and a water fountain. If not, there's usually a port-a-potty behind the barn. Trails go around the baseball field and fan out in different directions into the woods. If you get to the first stoplight in North Conway at Pine Street/River Road intersection, you've passed it.
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