Looking for a remote 50-60 mile in New England

The Cohos Trail could work, especially the sections north of the Presidentials, such as the Kilkenny or Percy Peaks area. Odds of solitude increase dramatically in bad weather, or after Labor Day.

Essentially, the Cohos was designed around the premise that the North Woods of New Hampshire offers respectable helpings of solitude and scenery, and wouldn't it be nice if a few folks who might appreciate such things got up there to enjoy it in long trail fashion, away from the rat race of the Whites.

http://www.cohostrail.org/

Hey Brett,

That does look like the exact kind of hiking I'm looking for. It's about a hundred miles too long, but I could always walk in for a bit and then just turn and walk out if I can't find a good loop that's 50 or 60 miles.

Thanks for the recommendation!

Anyone else know of any good remote trails in New England?

Northern VT would probably offer quite a bit of solitude, wont get the same hiker traffic as the A.T. section, with some research probably find a loop hike about the length your looking for, check out Mt Mansfield area. Coho's seems great as Brett mentioned. Monadnock Sunapee Greenway might be worth checking into as well, a little shorter then you mentioned but after Mt Monadnock I doubt you will run into many others.
Cheers
Jim

So picking a trail out for a week long hike that offers solitude is new to me. Normally I would set off on the A.T. or Long trail or something, so I'm not really sure how to go about this.

What's the best way to research a loop? Just go buy a map and see what's out there? The issue is that I plan on leaving in 17 days so I don't have too much time for planning.

The trails suggested so far are good, but either too long or too short. I may end up going with either one of them, but I wish I had more options. Anyone else out there have suggestions for what I'm looking for (check first post)?

Not exaclty what you’re looking for, but there’s a ~40 mile loop off of the AT in the Mahoosuc Range called the Grafton Loop Trail. I’ve never done it but read about it being constructed a few years back. Looks like it is completed now. It does cross a road twice so it’s not excatly “wilderness”. You could probably out-and-back on the AT to extend the trip which would be worth it as the AT portion of Maine is very nice IMHO.

Grafton Loop Trail

Either way, If I were looking for large stretches of solitude and wilderness in the New England area, my search would begin and end with Maine.

That Grafton area is really nice!

That Grafton Area does look nice! I think I will start researching Maine a lot more. For some reason I always get stuck on the Whites and Green mountains.

I'll have to see how far the drive is and what kind of loops they have! Thanks for the suggestion!

There are relatively few loops in New England and (as far as I know) they are centered in White Mountain National Forest, Baxter State Park in Maine and the Adirondacks (New Englandesque anyway). Another option could be a through hike with shuttle arranged by a local service. The Cohos Trail is lightly used…

A potential shuttle is Dan's Scenic Tours (603) 723.2501

Not a recommendation – just the result of a few minutes on Google.

Interesting Jack.

I had been searching on google for a loop and I came to the conclusion that there are very few LONG loops in New England. I found plenty of 5 mile loops :)

The Cohos trail would be great, but I can't do that trail in 1 week. I don't have the stamina and an injury to both my feet keeps me from hiking long miles for more than two or three days in a row (depending on terrain).

I think I'm going to call the rangers in the white mountain national forest and ask if they have any recommendations. Otherwise, there is an 80 mile loop (I think it's 80, may be less) that links different sections of the long trail in Northern Vermont. I'm a bit concerned about crowds as it is supposedly a fine section of the trial. I believe it is called the Monroe Pass.