On the north-eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki, one of New Zealand’s most iconic volcanoes, lies the Veronica Loop Track. An easy-to-moderate tramp 4.5 kilometer loop through lush rainforest, this trail provides excellent views of the lowlands surrounding Taranaki, with occasional views to the mountain’s summit.
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At 2,228 meters (7,310 ft), Mount Kosicuszko, located in the Snowy Mountains in Kosicuszko National Park in New South Wales, is the shortest of the “seven summits”, the high points of the continents. It is also the one easiest to reach: it can be accomplished with a relatively easy day-hike on well-formed trail from the nearest town. And since I was relatively nearby after completing the Great South West Walk and Great Ocean Walk, it seemed an obvious mountain to summit.
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Today’s hike in the White Mountain National Forest combines the Imp Trail, a loop trail to the Imp Face viewpoint, and the North Carter Trail to reach the Appalachian Trail atop the Carter-Moriah Ridge, with a bonus mountain summit for good measure.
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Today’s hike of the Welch-Dickey Loop Trail in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest was a short but strenuous hike to summit a pair of mountains in the southern part of the White Mountains.
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Continuing an unplanned road trip, today’s hike was a 7 mile lollipop loop to the summit Black Mountain, with views of Lake George, located in the Lake George Wild Forest in the eastern reaches of the Adirondack Mountains.
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