Editing Mount Monadnock (section)

===Trails===
[[File:Mount Monadnock lower White Dot trail October 2009.jpg|thumb|Near the head of the White Dot Trail]]

Mount Monadnock is criss-crossed by many miles of well-maintained hiking trails. The most popular trails are the White Dot Trail, {{convert|2.2|mi}}, the shortest but steepest ascent to summit, accessible from the Monadnock State Park headquarters and campground on the southeast side of the mountain; and the White Arrow Trail, {{convert|2.3|mi}} to summit, considered the easiest ascent, via the Old Toll Road (Halfway House) trailhead on the south side of the mountain. Other major trails include:

* The Marlboro Trail, on the west side of the mountain, {{convert|2.2|mi}} to summit
* The Dublin Path, also part of the [[Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway]], on the north side, {{convert|2.4|mi}} to summit
* The Pumpelly Trail, on the northeast side, the longest ascent, {{convert|4.4|mi}} to summit. This trail boasts panoramic views for longer than the other trails, as it hugs the ridge.
* The Birchtoft Trail (Gilson Pond trailhead) and several connecting trails, providing access to the summit from the east side of the mountain
* The Cascade Link, on the east side of Monadnock, connects the White Dot Trail to Pumpelly Trail while providing easterly views from its exposed ridge. Spellman Trail and Red Dot Trail may also be accessed from Cascade Link.

Other important trails include the White Cross Trail, an alternative parallel to the White Dot Trail, and the Cliff Walk, a scenic detour that shadows a ledge to the east of the White Arrow Trail.<ref name="baldwin"/>

Mount Monadnock is the northern terminus of the [[Metacomet-Monadnock Trail]] (also known as the "M&M Trail"), a {{convert|110|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} hiking trail stretching south through [[Massachusetts]] to the [[Connecticut]] border.<ref>Henry Baldwin's ''Monadnock Guide'' (see ref.#5) incorrectly states that the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail runs from Mount Monadnock to [[Meriden, Connecticut]], confusing it with the [[Metacomet Trail]].</ref> The trail ascends the mountain from the southwest; however, there is no trailhead where that trail crosses [[New Hampshire Route 124|Route 124]] at the foot of the mountain, and the highway there is marked with "no parking" signs.<ref name="M&M">''The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail Guide'' (1999). 9th edition. Amherst, Massachusetts: [[Appalachian Mountain Club]].</ref> The closest trailhead southbound on the M&M Trail is on Bullard Road, which leads south from Route 124 half a mile west of the M&M Trail's crossing of the state highway.

The mountain is also the southern terminus of the [[Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway]], a {{convert|50|mi|adj=on}} highland trail connecting Mount Monadnock and [[Mount Sunapee]].<ref name="baldwin"/> A third long-distance trail project, the ''Wantastiquet-Monadnock Greenway'', aims at linking Mount Monadnock with [[Pisgah State Park]] and [[Wantastiquet Mountain]], a prominent peak in [[Hinsdale, New Hampshire]], overlooking the town of [[Brattleboro, Vermont]], and the [[Connecticut River]].<ref>[http://www.chesterfieldoutdoors.com/plands/nugentDaniels0501.html Chesterfield Outdoors.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723102207/http://www.chesterfieldoutdoors.com/plands/nugentDaniels0501.html |date=July 23, 2008 }} Retrieved December 12, 2007.</ref>