Distance: 1.5 Miles
Difficulty: Easy side of Moderate
Located off Route 101 in Peterborough across from Miller State Park and Pack Monadnock is an old downhill ski area and Temple Mountain. There is a large parking lot with kiosk, provided ample parking.
From the parking lot you walk up an old road. You can bare left and follow the Beebe trail, which is relatively steep and goes up various rocks. I always take the road, which is also part of the Wapack Trail. There is a lot of loose rocks so if you are not sure about your footing you may want hiking poles. 8/10ths of a mile up the trail bares right and continues up the mountain along the Wapack Trail. If you continue up the road you will come to a lookout with a view of Pack Monadnock. There are remnants of the old ski area along the hike.
From there you head back down the road a few feet and follow the Wapack Trail south.
The trail meanders through the woods, it is fairly flat and very peaceful. There very limited views from this part of the trail.
A little over a half mile from the lookout you come to the Rock Chairs. There is no view, but the chairs are pretty cool.
If you are looking for more views you can continue south on the Wapack trail until you come to the Sharon Ledges. Below the ledges are another parking spot if you wanted to leave a car. It is about 4.5 miles from the Temple Mountain Parking Lot to the Sharon Parking Lot.
The hike is a good work out and something different to see along with opportunities for further hiking if desired.
