Hiking Trails on Mt. Monadnock

Mt. Monadnock as seen from Mt. Wachusett
Mt. Monadnock as seen from Mt. Wachusett in central Massachusetts, about 28 miles away. Photo taken in February, 1998, with a Canon A2E, Canon 75-300mm f4-5.6 IS lens at 300mm with a polarizer on Kodacolor Royal Gold film.

Mt.Monadnock is located north of New Hampshire Route 124, west of Jaffrey and US Route 202, east of Keene and Marlborough, and south of New Hampshire Route 101, west of Peterborough and Dublin. Monadnock State Park and headquarters is located between Routes 101 and 124 along the east side of the mountain and west of Jaffrey and Dublin.

Southerly route

Northerly route

Last update and copyright © 20 March 2007 by Wayne Brink, email:

 

Directions to Mt. Monadnock, NH

This map is for orientation only. It is not to scale.

There are trails to the summit from virtually any of the roads surrounding the mountain.
The other major roads leading to the area include I-91 from central Connecticut through western Massachusetts into southeastern Vermont. Take Vermont Route 9 east to Keene and NH Route 124.
From eastern Massachusetts (e.g., Boston)--and also eastern New Hampshire: one route is I-93 North to NH Route 101A West in Nashua, or from northern New Hampshire, South on I-93 to Manchester and Route 101 West. Route 101 goes along the northern slopes of the mountain and not by the State Park facilities (though the Pumpelly Trail and Dublin Trail are accessible from side roads), but you can take US route 202 south from Peterborough to Jaffrey and turn right onto 124 west, or continue to Upper Jaffrey Road as noted above. From central Massachusetts, routes 12, 31 and 140 all bring you to Route 2; take it west to the Route 140 North exit to US Route 202 North. Or follow Route 12 to US Route 202 North. See the map above for more detail.

Road Maps of the Area (Monadnock State Park is marked with a red dot near the top of the map). Use your BACK button to return to this page.