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Pinkham Notch Road

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Recorded distance
54 km
Riding-time estimate
56 min
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

Sustained elevation change, linked bends and open summit views. It also links naturally to White Mountain National Forest.

Access context

Check seasonal gates, park access and state 511 notices before publication. Specific flag: seasonal.

Seasonal context

May-Oct

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Gorham

    Gorham sits where the Androscoggin River bends out of the Great North Woods and meets the northern end of the White Mountains, in a small, plain-spoken railroad town that has never tried very hard to be pretty. It does not need to. Look south on a clear day and the Presidential Range stands over the rooftops, with Mount Washington, at 6,288 feet the high point of the Northeast, wearing its own weather like a hat.

    Read the complete Gorham write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Gorham sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Conway.

  2. 2. Conway

    Conway is the front door to the Kancamagus, and the road starts quietly, with a few motels and a gas station, and then plunges into the White Mountain National Forest. The Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire Route 112, runs about thirty-four miles west to Lincoln, following the Swift River up a narrow valley and then climbing over a pass at nearly 2,900 feet, with forest on both sides and almost no buildings. The name comes from Kancamagus, a sachem of the Pennacook people in the late seventeenth century, who tried to keep the peace with English settlers before leaving the region.

    Read the complete Conway write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Conway comes up 54 km in.

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