What's New!

Congrats to local advocates in the Mount Washington Valley area for sticking with it and making the Mount Washington Valley Rec Path a reality! This awesome 2.9-mile paved multi-use non-motorized path has been a time coming but is finally here! Paving began in May 2023, and recently (July) this trail became officially open to the public. The only remaining bits are some landscaping, signage and other details.  An official ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for this fall. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 12th at 10:30, at Cranmore parking lot next to the path’s start, if you are interested in attending.

The trail has convenient parking at the Hemlock Lane trailhead endpoint (near Walmart) and at Cranmore Resort at the opposite endpoint, as well as points in-between. Walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and others will enjoy this multi-purpose scenic path and all the many connections to destinations that it offers along the way. This incudes access to local businesses, the outlets stores, and connections to the Pudding Pond and Sticks & Stones trailheads for hiking and mountain biking.

Now that the Rec Path is completed, the Mt Washington Valley Trails Association (MWVTA) looks forward to continuing the trail eastward, towards Fryeburg, Maine to link to the Mountain Division Trail. They are also looking westward, planning a 1.6 mile section in Bartlett from Attitash Ski Area and Thorne Pond to the Bartlett School and Library. Eventually they will “Close the Gaps” and link these short sections to form a continuous trail system, a “Linear Parkway” that provides recreational opportunities to residents and visitors along the way.

Click here to read more about the current project with proposed routes and trail links in the Mount Washington Valley.

The Rec Path trail came to fruition by a long partnership that included amazing work by many, including recently by students at the Mt Washington Valley Career and Technical Center who created three kiosks for the Rec Path, the Hancock Lumber Company, the Pequawket Foundation, Paul Cail and his students at MWV Career and Tech School, with signs fabricated by Gemini Sign & Design, LTD.

Also, the MWVTA is excited to announce that OVP Management Inc. recently gifted nearly one acre of commercial land on Hemlock Lane in North Conway to the Mt. Washington Valley Trails Association to be incorporated into the master project plan for the North Conway Recreation Path.

Read more on the Mt Washington Valley Rec Path via these links –> https://mwvrecpath.org/#home

… and –> https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/dream-coming-true-north-conway-bypath-takes-shape/article_fa45f4fc-d636-11ec-b94b-53d44cc93f76.html

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Make sure you check it out soon!