What other areas are there to hike near Mt. Monadnock?
Gap Mountain is just a couple of miles south. East, you can find Pack Monadnock Mountain. Pisgah State Park isn’t far, nor is Chesterfield Gorge nor Greenfield State Park. Another hour or so north, you can find Pillsbury State Park. South into Massachusetts you can find Mt. Watatic–the Wapack Trail runs between Mt. Watatic and Pack Monadnock Mountain. Also, the 22-mile long Tully Trail loops from Tully Lake up to the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, back down across Tully Mountain and then to Tully Lake. Mt. Wachusett in Massachusetts is about 45 minutes south of Mt. Monadnock, with the Midstate Trail crossing it and going up to Mt. Watatic.