Tuckerman’s Ravine Trail, Mount Washington, Pinkham Notch, NH

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Follow this 6-mile roundtrip hike to reach the summit of Mount Washington—at 6,288 feet, the Northeast’s highest peak—which offers peerless vistas extending into Vermont, Massachusetts, Québec, New York, and the Atlantic.

Level: Moderate to Advanced | Distance from Boston: 167 miles
Pinkham Notch, NH, 603-466-3347, website.

Photo by Jonathan Kozowyk for Boston Magazine

Photo by Jonathan Kozowyk for Boston Magazine

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