Mount Monadnock has inspired hikers, writers, naturalists, and adventurers for generations. This guidebook fuses detailed trail logistics with deep historical storytelling, helping you appreciate every granite ledge and timberline path.
Whether tackling your first ascent or returning to familiar ridges, discover the heritage embedded along every trail.
What's Inside the Book
Four essential components combining trail navigation with deep New England mountain lore.
Explore the Trails
Discover the History
See the Mountain
Plan Your Adventure
Detailed route guides, trail descriptions, elevation profiles, and essential planning for every hiker.
Uncover stories of the people, historic events, and cultural heritage embedded along the slopes.
Locate granite landmarks, stone ruins, timberline flora, and hidden natural features across the summit.
Practical advice for first-time climbers and returning explorers tackling Monadnock in any season.
Millions of Footsteps, Generations of Stories
Long before today's hikers followed the familiar trails toward the summit, Mount Monadnock was already part of a much larger story. Uncover a mountain shaped by nature, history, human determination, and generations of people drawn to its slopes.
Matt Landry is a New England author, avid hiker, and outdoor storyteller who combines a deep passion for mountain history with helping people connect with the natural world.
He is also the author of Mount Wachusett Hiking Guide and History and Forward, Upward, Onward, chronicling regional peaks and trail heritage.