Ridge Loop Trail

Ridge Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ridge Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ridge Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.81345, -72.24582. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ridge Loop Trail

• Thetford Hill State Park · park · Orange · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sayre Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~3 km · Must-see
• Union Village Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lyme-East Thetford Bridge · attraction · Grafton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Vermontasaurus · attraction · Orange · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gile Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Beaver Meadow Union Chapel · church · Windsor · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hanover Center Reservoir Dam · lake · Grafton · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Epic of American Civilization · attraction · Grafton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hood Museum of Art · museum · Grafton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Montshire Museum of Science · museum · Grafton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge · lake · Grafton · ~17 km · Must-see
• West Fairlee Center Church · church · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clark Pond · lake · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goose Pond · lake · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Smarts Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Colburn Park · sanctuary · Grafton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Howe Covered Bridge · attraction · Orange · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ridge Loop Trail

Other treks near Ridge Loop Trail

• Long Trail · trek · Windsor · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crawford Path · trek · Coös · ~107 km · Must-see
• Wapack Trail · trek · Hillsborough · ~146 km · Must-see
• Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway · trek · Cheshire · ~102 km
• Fireplace Trail · trek · Orange · ~0 km
• Gold Trail · trek · Orange · ~1 km
• The Glebe Trail · trek · Orange · ~1 km
• Upper Trail · trek · Orange · ~1 km
• Mystery Trail · trek · Orange · ~1 km
• Joe's Path · trek · Orange · ~1 km

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