Hiking by city · New Hampshire
515 official trails lie within 25 miles of Laconia — 1,194 miles in total, 329 rated easy and 53 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 3,016 ft; the median trail gains 354 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (closed) | 12.0 | 1,404 ft | Expert | 18 mi |
| Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway | 63.3 | 2,116 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Crawford-Ridgepole Trail | 8.7 | 1,628 ft | Expert | 12 mi |
| Mccrillis Trail | 4.5 | 3,016 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Elwell Trail | 7.0 | 1,550 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Blueberry Ledge Trail | 4.0 | 2,813 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| snowmachine | 9.1 | 636 ft | Expert | 6 mi |
| Smarts Brook | 4.9 | 2,521 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Dicey's Mill Trail | 3.9 | 2,867 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Bennett Street Trail | 3.8 | 2,782 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Algonquin | 4.0 | 2,532 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| Algonquin Trail | 3.9 | 2,531 ft | Hard | 20 mi |
| powerline | 7.4 | 1,144 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Sandwich Mtn | 3.5 | 2,556 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Sandwich Mountain Trail | 3.4 | 2,559 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Mowglis Trail | 4.4 | 1,953 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Flat Mountain Pond Trail | 7.1 | 1,428 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Diceys Mill Trail | 3.1 | 2,392 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Smarts Brook Trail | 3.3 | 2,143 ft | Hard | 22 mi |
| Big Rock Cave Trail | 3.9 | 783 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Welch-Dickey | 4.0 | 1,668 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Welch-Dickey Loop Trail | 3.9 | 1,662 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Bearcamp River Trail | 14.0 | 348 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| Black Mtn Pond | 3.2 | 1,864 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
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