The Wapack Trail

The Wapack Trail is a twenty-one mile, ridgeline trail that passes through Windblown, well marked by yellow triangles. It was created in 1922, by Frank Robbins and Marion Davis. In 1963 Al Jenks bought the land that is now Windblown from Marion Davis.

In the winter, use of the Wapack Trail on Windblown property is restricted to trail ticket holders on skis or snowshoes. Winter hiking is not allowed, as footprints are dangerous to skiers.

Windblown provides the only sites on the Wapack Trail where camping is permitted. We have two shelters that are rented for overnight use year-round. Advance reservations are required. Some years the Warming Hut is available to rent by the night in the Spring or Fall.

Wapack Trail guidebooks and maps are available to buy in our Ski Shop during the ski season. They may be purchased year round at Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) in Peterborough, NH, (www.ems.com), or from Friends of the Wapack (www.wapack.org).

Useful distances:
1. From the southern end of the trail at Rte. 119 in Ashby, MA, to Windblown, it is 9.1 miles, a four to five hour hike over four small mountains.

2. From Windblown to Rte 101, at the base of Temple Mountain in Peterborough, NH, it is 6.9 miles, a three to four hour hike, through a valley and over a long high ridgeline.

3. From Rte. 101 to the northern end of the trail at the base of North Pack Monadnock Mountain, on Mountain Road in Greenfield, NH, it is 5.4 miles, a two to three hour hike, over two mountains.