60 hiking trails within about two hours of North Conway, from Diana's Baths and Arethusa Falls to Mount Washington and the Presidential Range
North Conway is the Mount Washington Valley's base town: Chocorua and Passaconaway are close to the east, Pinkham and Crawford Notches lead north and west into the Presidential Range, and the Franconia and Pemigewasset country sits beyond. That makes it a practical base for a different kind of day every morning, from a short falls walk to a full 4,000-footer. This guide covers all 60 publish-ready trails in our database within about two hours, sorted by straight-line distance from real trailhead coordinates — not the town center — and compared side by side in a table so you can pick by length, gain and time rather than by whichever peak a listicle names first.
One caution that applies to every number on this page: drive times are straight-line estimates at 45 mph, and the notch roads rarely run straight. Treat the minutes as a floor. The western Maine high peaks and the Vermont mountains beyond Burke look close to North Conway on a map but are a much longer drive in practice, so they are deliberately left off this list.
Falls walks and the Mount Washington Valley peaks
Round-trip miles, elevation gain and time, from each trail's own record
| Trail | Miles from North Conway | Est. drive | Round trip | Gain | Time | Summit | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianas Baths | 1 mi | ~1 min | 0.4 mi | 200 ft | 0.2 hr | 700 ft | Moderate |
| Mount Chocorua | 10 mi | ~13 min | 11.3 mi | 3,064 ft | 5.5 hr | 3,490 ft | Strenuous |
| Mount Isolation | 13 mi | ~17 min | 14.6 mi | 3,100 ft | 7.2 hr | 4,004 ft | Hard |
| Mount Passaconaway | 13 mi | ~18 min | 9.2 mi | 2,717 ft | 4.4 hr | 4,043 ft | Moderate |
| Mount Whiteface | 13 mi | ~18 min | 8.6 mi | 2,750 ft | 4.7 hr | 4,020 ft | Hard |
| Mount Carrigain | 13 mi | ~18 min | 6.4 mi | 4,018 ft | 4.1 hr | 4,700 ft | Hard |
| Arethusa Falls | 14 mi | ~18 min | 1.6 mi | 800 ft | 0.7 hr | 2,000 ft | Moderate |
| Wildcat A | 15 mi | ~20 min | 6.8 mi | 3,321 ft | 3.9 hr | 4,422 ft | Hard |
| Wildcat D | 15 mi | ~20 min | 5.7 mi | 2,318 ft | 3 hr | 4,062 ft | Strenuous |
| Mount Washington | 15 mi | ~20 min | 8.5 mi | 4,187 ft | 5 hr | 6,288 ft | Hard |
Distance, gain and time are as recorded in each trail's own data and are estimates — confirm conditions and route length with the White Mountain National Forest or a current trail report before you go. Drive times are straight-line estimates and run low on mountain roads.
Steady climbs to alpine views, mostly half-day outings
Steep, sustained climbs — start early and carry the essentials
Western White Mountains climbs and farther day trips — allow extra drive time
Sorted by distance from North Conway
