Start your fall off in spectacular fashion.

We’re all for tagging summits, but the best way to experience a peak? Hike around it. You’ll see a mountain’s many faces on a single, peak-circling loop. These 14 trips circumnavigate the best of the best.

Brownfield, Maine

Head north in the shoulder season, and you won't have to share.

Mt. Abraham Ecological Reserve, Maine

Test out one of the most notoriously difficult trails in New Hampshire's White Mountains.

Hike, climb, and scramble your way up the final five miles of the Appalachian Trail and be rewarded with the best views in Maine.

Bag three peaks in virtual solitude in the middle of summer on this gem atop Baxter State Park in Maine.

Find complete solitude and expansive views on one of Baxter State Parks lesser known and lesser traveled loop hikes.

Acadia National Park, Maine

Baxter State Park, Maine

The Appalachian Trail in Maine will take your breath away, both as you climb 3,662 feet to the summit and then your 360-degree view.

Cross the northeast’s wildest moose country beneath fall’s fiery canopy.

See ospreys, harbor seals, and great blue herons on this 11.3-mile paddle past coves, sheltered islands, rocky coast, sandy beach, and a lobster/ice cream shack.

On this 7.8-mile hike-and-scramble in Camden Hills State Park, you'll bag two peaks and earn million-dollar views of Penobscot Bay's craggy coastline.

This 3-ring loop circles through forest and alongside stone walls to the park's namesake summit, offering lots of Kodak moments-especially in autumn.

Moose tracks outnumber boot tracks on this secluded 8.4-mile loop through rolling farmland to a wooded New England pond.

Cascading brooks, seasonal wildflowers, and picturesque ponds highlight this 5.1-mile loop through the thick forests of Maine to two summits.

This 5.4-mile paddle runs two rivers past stretches of undeveloped land, ending just short of a steep rapid. Bonus: Explore side trails from the riverbank.

Big summit views, cascading waterfalls, and rocky overlooks highlight this 8.4-mile loop through the lesser-traveled forests of Maine's White Mountains.

Gather blueberries along a vista-packed loop in the state's largest wilderness.

Ski (or snowshoe) hut-to-hut in the East’s wildest preserve.

Summit Maine's highest mountain on this 10-mile loop in Baxter State Park.

Ski (or snowshoe) hut-to-hut in the East's wildest preserve.

Cross the northeast's wildest moose country beneath fall's fiery canopy.

Reach great granite heights on Katahdin's next-door neighbor.

Hike to an historic fire tower and camp beside secluded ponds.