If you're ready for a step up, then head to the western edge of New Hampshire and climb Mount Moosilauke, where views carry into Vermont's Green Mountains. The hike (8 miles round trip) opens to a vast view of northern New England, and the bald summit is a powerful place for a family to linger on a fine day.

Multiple trailheads, White Mountain National Forest, www.hikethewhites.com.