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Patching in for the Belknap Range

Posted on October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

This week, I patched in to become a part of the group of hikers who have completed the Belknap 12 summits. The Belknap Range is a set of peaks located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, and they offer you a great opportunity to take in the beauty of the surrounding area—especially Lake Winnipesaukee….

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Finally! Knocking off the Belknap 12

Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Yes! Mission complete! Today I climbed the last of the peaks waiting for me on the Belknap 12 list. The Belknap 12, or “Belknap Range Summits,” is a set of twelve mountains in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region that offer beautiful views of the surrounding area. They’re not too big. They’re not very difficult. But if…

The Belknap Range

The Belknap 12

The Belknap Range Hiker Patch, which you can get from belknaprangetrails.org. Some lists aren’t as die-hard as others, and the Belknap 12 certainly felt that way to me as I took my sweet time completing them. Eleven years, to be exact. I first started exploring them when I started spending time at Lake Winnipesaukee and…

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