ROAD SORTIES Scenic Roads

White Mountain Trail

White Mountain Trail is a National Scenic Byway in New Hampshire. Within New Hampshire it covers roughly 85 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along White Mountain Trail with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.

This loop ties together the great notches of New Hampshire's White Mountains — Franconia, Crawford, and Pinkham — linking many of the region's signature sights. It passes through Franconia Notch beneath the cliffs that once held the Old Man of the Mountain, the Flume Gorge, and the grand resort scenery around the Mount Washington Hotel. The route is a sampler of the White Mountain National Forest's best.

Designated for its scenic qualities

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Places to stop along White Mountain Trail

  1. White Mountains Visitor Center

    A North Woodstock information center with free maps and passes for the national forest.

  2. Flume Gorge

    A two-mile loop on boardwalks through a narrow granite chasm with waterfalls, in Franconia Notch State Park.

  3. Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway

    A tram climbing more than 2,000 feet to the summit of Cannon Mountain, near the site of the fallen Old Man of the Mountain.

  4. Omni Mount Washington Resort

    The grand 1902 hotel at Bretton Woods, host of the 1944 conference that shaped the postwar economy, beneath Mount Washington.

  5. Crawford Notch State Park

    A steep mountain pass with waterfalls and the Willey House site, named for a family killed by an 1826 landslide.

  6. Conway Scenic Railroad

    Heritage train excursions from North Conway's 1874 station, including a dramatic ride through Crawford Notch.

Where to Stay along White Mountain Trail

8 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of White Mountain Trail.

Hart's Location, NHCrawford Notch CampgroundBook a site →NHSugarloaf 1 CampgroundCheck availability →NHSugarloaf 2 CampgroundCheck availability →North Woodstock, NHCAMP at Maple HavenBook a site →Franconia, NHFransted Family CampgroundBook a site →NHRussell Pond CampgroundCheck availability →North Woodstock, NHLost River Valley CampgroundBook a site →NHHancock Campground (NH)Check availability →Hotels & motelsNear Bethlehem, NHSearch stays →Renting an RV?Near Bethlehem, NHSee RV rentals →Harvest Hosts20% offPark free overnight at farms and wineriesSee membership →

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What is a National Scenic Byway?

National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.

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