If you’re looking for a hike that punches above its weight, the Mt Tom, Mt Field, and Mt Avalon loop in Crawford Notch delivers big: 6.5 miles, 2,700 feet of gain, and three summits in a single outing.
Mt Avalon is the showstopper of the three a short detour off the main trail rewards you with sweeping views south across Crawford Notch and northeast toward Mount Washington. It’s the kind of summit that makes you stop mid-snack and just stare.
Mt Field is the high point of the loop at over 4,300 feet and one of the White Mountains’ official 4,000-footers. The summit is wooded, but the trail between Field and Tom offers some of the quieter, more peaceful miles of the whole route.
Mt Tom, reached via a short 0.6-mile spur, is the second 4,000-footer of the day: an easy add-on with a flat, forested summit that makes the double-peak payoff feel almost too good to be true.
This one is great year-round, dog-friendly, and starts right from the Crawford Notch Depot.
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