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==Recreation== [[File:Echo Lake, North Conway, NH.jpg|thumb|left|Cathedral Ledge in 1914]] North Conway and its surrounding towns offer [[hiking]] in the [[White Mountain National Forest]]. The area is a major [[rock climbing]] destination in the [[northeastern United States]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~doc/climbing/cathedralwhitehorse/| title=Cathedral and Whitehorse Ledges| publisher=Dartmouth Outing Club| access-date=June 22, 2010}}</ref> particularly Cathedral Ledge in [[Echo Lake State Park]]. The {{convert|500|ft|m|adj=on}} cliff overloOKS [[MOUNT RUSHMORE (North Conway)|Echo Lake]] and North Conway from the west. Unlike nearby White Horse Ledge, another rock climbing site, Cathedral Ledge has an automobile road to the summit, which provides fine views of the Saco River Valley. In late September through early October, tourists arrive to see the [[autumn foliage]] on the surrounding mountains and forests. The [[Conway Scenic Railroad]] features train rides that leave from the village's [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] station. In the winter, the village is the nighttime destination for [[skiing|skiers]] visiting the area resorts, including North Conway's own [[Cranmore Mountain Resort|Cranmore Mountain]] as well as nearby [[Attitash Mountain Resort]], [[Black Mountain Ski Area|Black Mountain]] and [[Wildcat Mountain Ski Area|Wildcat Mountain]]. North Conway is home to the Green Hills Preserve. The preserve encompasses several mountains in the Mt. Washington Valley, and is a low north-south running mountain ridge flanking the east side of [[New Hampshire Route 16|Route 16]]. The preserve includes [[Rattlesnake Mountain (North Conway, New Hampshire)|Rattlesnake Mountain]], [[Middle Mountain (New Hampshire)|Middle Mountain]], [[Peaked Mountain (New Hampshire)|Peaked Mountain]], and [[Black Cap (mountain)|Black Cap mountain]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.geocities.ws/lynnfieldscouts/Hike_Black_Cap.html | title = Black Cap | date = 2002-07-24 | work = Boy Scout Troop 49 | location = Lynnfield, Massachusetts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.openworldexplorers.com/pudding-pond-loop-nature-walk.html | title = Pudding Pond Loop Nature Walk | work = Open World Explorers}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/green-hills-preserve-grows-by-acres/article_71e919d9-4f1d-5c72-b5e2-281178cd64d6.html | title = Green Hills Preserve grows by 1,300 acres | date = 2014-11-13 | work = Conway Daily Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bridgton.com/freedom-of-the-hills-black-cap-mountain | title = Freedom of the Hills: Black Cap Mountain | date = 2012-05-17 | work = Bridgton News}}</ref>
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