West Ridge Trail, Mount Cardigan, Orange, NH
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This is the most direct route up 3,121-foot Mount Cardigan, a treeless area offering unobstructed views of Mount Monadnock, the White Mountains, Maine’s Pleasant Mountain, and Camel’s Hump, in Vermont.
Level: Moderate | Distance from Boston: 120 miles
Orange, NH, 603-227-8745, website.
Photo by Michael Tsai on Flickr/Creative Commons
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