New Hampshire offers some of the best hikes and views in the entire country.

Read More: this is the #1 best leaf peeping spot in New Hampshire. 

The best part about hiking in New Hampshire is the variety of hikes. You can do smaller, beginner hikes with families and kids...or you can challenge yourself to extreme hikes.

Like that one time, I hiked up the steepest mile on the entire Appalachian trial in my Tevas...big mistake.

Read More: The Steepest Mile on the Appalachian Trail is in New Hampshire.

Where to go backpacking in New Hampshire?

After hikers catch the hiking bug, they often want to advance to the next thing...backpacking.

Backpacking is combining hiking and camping... and although it may sound intimidating, it can be broken into manageable day hikes with one or two sleeps in between!

There are certainly massive backpacking opportunities and long treks in New Hampshire. For beginners, there is one backpacking trip that is perfect to start with.

Easiest overnight/backpacking trail in New Hampshire:

From my, minimal, research, there is one trail that seems like a perfect start for a beginner or intermediate backpacker: The Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail.

On that 50-mile trail, you will summit Mount Monadnock (the most climbed mountain in the world) and Mount Sunapee - where you will end your trip. *Or the reverse - starting at Sunapee and ending at Monadnock*

This "Greenway" Trail is one of New Hampshire's best kept secrets. There are multiple 3-sided shelters and one tent platform along the trail.

For more information about the trail, including the trailhead and parking, click here.

For a day-to-day breakdown and more details on the trek itself, click here.

Keep Scrolling to see an A-Frame cabin on a private boulder near Mount Monadnock, New Hampshire.