| STATE |
TRAIL |
MOUNTAIN / AREA (& Park) |
TRAIL FEATURES |
| ME |
Appalachian Trail / Grafton Loop Trail (Eastern Section) |
Baldplate Mountain (Grafton Notch State Park) |
at least one wooden ladder between West Peak and East Peak, and several wooden ladders east of East Peak |
| ME |
Appalachian Trail |
Moody Mountain |
several metal rungs, a metal railing, and several (wooden? metal?) ladders |
| ME |
Appalachian Trail |
Old Blue Mountain |
several metal rungs |
| ME |
Beech Cliff Ladder Trail |
Beech Cliffs (Acadia National Park) |
four metal ladders (several are very steep/tall) |
| ME |
Beehive Trail
(a TOP 5 pick!) |
The Beehive (Acadia National Park) |
several metal ladders and metal rungs |
| ME |
Big Spencer Trail |
Big Spencer Mountain |
several wooden ladders |
| ME |
Eyebrow Trail |
Old Speck Mountain (Grafton Notch State Park) |
(one?) metal ladder, cable handrails, and several metal rungs |
| ME |
Grafton Loop Trail (Western Section) |
Stowe Mountain & Bald Mountain (Grafton Notch State Park) |
several wooden staircases between the peaks of Stowe Mountain and Bald Mountain |
| ME |
Hunt Trail / Appalachian Trail |
Katahdin (Baxter State Park) |
several metal rungs |
| ME |
Jordan Cliff Trail |
Penobscot Mountain (Acadia National Park) |
several metal rungs |
| ME |
Ladder Trail |
Door Mountain (Acadia National Park) |
several metal ladders and metal rungs |
| ME |
Loop Trail |
Tumbledown Mountain |
several metal/iron rungs |
| ME |
Mahoosuc Trail |
Fulling Mill Mountain (Mahoosuc Public Reserve Land) |
(one?) wooden ladder (located between Mahoosuc Notch and southern peak of Fulling Mill Mountain) |
| ME |
Mahoosuc Trail |
Goose Eye Mountain (Mahoosuc Public Reserve Land) |
one wooden ladder and several (three?) sequences of metal/iron rungs (all south of the summit of Goose Eye Mountain on the way to Mt. Carlo) |
| ME |
Precipice Trail
(a TOP 5 pick!) |
Champlain Mountain (Acadia National Park) |
numerous metal ladders, metal railings, and metal/iron rungs (amazingly fun!; check nps.gov for trail closures) |
| ME |
????? unknown |
Puzzle Mountain |
one series of (8?) metal/iron rungs on the way to the "true" summit |
| ME |
Tunk Mountain Trail |
Tunk Mountain (Acadia National Park) |
several iron/metal rungs |
| NH |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail |
Mount Washington (White Mountain National Forest) |
one short wooden ladder |
| NH |
Beaver Brook Trail / Appalachian Trail |
Mount Moosilauke (White Mountain National Forest) |
several wooden blocks/steps and metal rungs |
| NH |
Boot Spurr Trail |
Mount Washington (White Mountain National Forest) |
one very long/tall wooden ladder |
| NH |
Cliff Walk Trail |
Mount Monadnock (Mount Monadnock State Park) |
one medium-sized wooden ladder |
| NH |
Fishin' Jimmy Trail / Appalachian Trail |
Kinsman Mountain (White Mountain National Forest) |
several wooden blocks/steps |
| NH |
Goodrich Rock Trail |
n/a(White Mountain National Forest) |
one tall wooden ladder to the top of the rock |
| NH |
Hi-Cannon Trail |
Cannon Mountain (White Mountain National Forest) |
one (tall / steep / semi-challenging) ladder |
| NH |
Israel Ridge Trail |
Mount Adams (White Mountain National Forest) |
several wooden ladders |
| NH |
Lambert Ridge Trail / Appalachian Trail |
Smarts Mountain (White Mountain National Forest) |
one small wooden ladder that connect with about 15 metal rungs |
| NH |
Lion Head Trail |
Mount Washington (White Mountain National Forest) |
one medium-sized wooden staircase/ladder |
| NH |
Mount Morgan Trail |
Mount Morgan |
three nearly-vertical and successive wooden ladders on optional trail 0.1 mile below summit |
| NH |
Osseo Trail
(a TOP 5 pick!) |
Mount Flume (White Mountain National Forest) |
at least a half-dozen wooden staircases/ladders |
| NH |
Six Husbands Trail
(a TOP 5 pick!) |
Mount Jefferson (White Mountain National Forest) |
four wooden ladders |
| NH |
Sugarloaf Trail |
Middle Sugarloaf (White Mountain National Forest) |
one wooden staircase/ladder |
| NH |
Twinway |
Zealand Mountain (White Mountain National Forest) |
one short wooden ladder |
| NH |
Wildcat Ridge Trail |
Wildcat D (White Mountain National Forest) |
several wooden blocks |
| NH |
Willey Range Trail
(a TOP 5 pick!) |
Mount Willey (White Mountain National Forest) |
many (nine? ten?) wooden staircases/ladders |
| VT |
Cliff Trail |
Mount Mansfield (Green Mountain National Forest) |
several (two? three?) very steep/tall wooden ladders |
| VT |
Long Trail |
Burnt Mountain & Mount Ira Allen (Green Mountain National Forest) |
one (ugly / Home-Depot style) metal ladder within 'Ladder Ravine' |
| VT |
Long Trail |
Gen. Stark Mountain (Green Mountain National Forest) |
at least one wooden ladder |
| VT |
Long Trail |
Mount Mansfield (Green Mountain National Forest) |
several (two? three?) wooden ladders |
