I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.
Henry David Thoreau
Take a walk in nature and smell the wild air.
Hiking the Summit Trail along Mount Sunapee’s west flank
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks.
John Muir
At Mount Sunapee State Park, the forested hiking trails take you through an exemplary natural community system, which encompasses rare old forest.
Download the most recent Hiking Map published by FOMS: BROCHURE 2023 page 1 and BROCHURE 2023 page 2 (Mount Sunapee State Park’s Rare Old Forest and Hiking Map)
As you explore the great outdoors, please stay on the trails and be mindful of trail conditions and others on the trails. Follow hiking guidelines and Leave No Trace practices. Stay safe. Be well.
Friends of Mount Sunapee photos: Mount Sunapee State Park, hiking the Summit Trail (2020).
Further reading and viewing
- Mount Sunapee hiking guide (pdf)
- Everlasting Forests: The Mount Sunapee Story (via YouTube)
- Hiking the Mount Sunapee Summit Trail, courtesy of SooNipi Publications