Hancock Notch Trail   If you are in New Hampshire during hiking season you have to go hiking. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit and Hancock Notch Trail in Grafton County, New Hampshire is just the place. Hancock Notch Trail is located quite a long drive from Laconia but when you spend some time hiking here you will feel like a whole new person. Hiking trails are all over the White Mountains, there's no better way to enjoy these mountains. Get     your pulse rate up on the splendid whitewater of Swift River. There's so much to do here at Hancock Notch Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Pass Campground is a wonderful location for that. You'll really wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting things in the White Mountains. A pleasant location for whitewater paddling in the vicinity of Hancock Notch Trail is Swift River, and Hancock Notch Trail is not far at all from Waterville Valley. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Hancock Notch Trail has to offer, you can camp at Osceola Vista Campground - White Mountain National Forest. A tour to Hancock Notch Trail wouldn’t be complete without a journey to   close by Crawford Notch State Park. Nothing beats kicking back at Center Harbor Town Beach. From a precipitation point of view Hancock Notch Trail is a quite normal site. August is when you get the most rain here; February on the other hand is the driest. Be the first to review Hancock Notch Trail SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Hancock Notch Trail.   Trails Near Hancock Notch Trail: Hancock Loop Trail, Grafton County , 3 miles away North Slide, Grafton County , 4 miles away Thoreau Falls Trail, Grafton County , 5 miles away Sleeper Trail, Grafton County , 6 miles away Church Pond Trail, Grafton County , 6 miles away   Campgrounds Near Hancock Notch Trail: Sawyer Pond Shelter, Bartlett , 5 miles away Osceola Vista Campground - White Mountain National Forest, Laconia , 6 miles away Ethan Pond Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Bretton Woods , 6 miles away Pass Campground, Carroll County , 7 miles away Passaconaway Campground, Carroll County , 7 miles away   Whitewater Near Hancock Notch Trail: Swift River, Carroll/ Grafton County , 1 miles away, Class I-III - 4 miles long (Bear Notch Road to Rocky Gorge) Swift River, Carroll County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 2.6 miles long (Rocky Gorge to Lower Falls) Sawyer River, Carroll County , 4 miles away, Class V - 3.5 miles long (Livermore) Pemigewasset River - Hancock Br., Grafton County , 5 miles away, Class V - 6.2 miles long (Lincoln) Pemigewasset River - North Fork, Grafton County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.4 miles long (Lincoln)   Hotels Near Hancock Notch Trail: Best Western Silver Fox Inn, Waterville Valley , 7 miles away The Valley Inn, Waterville Valley , 7 miles away Villager Motel, Bartlett , 8 miles away The Bartlett Inn, Bartlett , 8 miles away The Lodge At Bretton Woods, Bretton Woods , 10 miles away   Lakes Near Hancock Notch Trail Carrigain Pond, Grafton County , 1 miles away Wakondah Pond, Carroll County , 16 miles away Squam Lake, Belknap County , 16 miles away Moosilauke Pond, Grafton County , 17 miles away Lake Kanasatka, Carroll County , 17 miles away