I93 through the Notch, exit 34C past Echo Lake and the Cannon lodges and downhill to the light Franconia, go straight and drive about another 3/4 mile then turn left on 117 toward Sugar Hill.
A couple of miles up and about a 1/4 mile before Polly's Pancake you will come across Lover's Lane on the right, definitely take that loop because the view from the top of Peckett's Hill back through the Notch is amazing! Continue on for another mile or so and turn left on Sunset Hill Road and go up to the Inn. This used to be one of the best lupine fields and prettiest spots in NH, but now there is a wedding venue and three new houses (and one of them is BUTT ugly). The biggest sin is that the Town could have bought the field for $300K and kept it as was but passed on it. There is a little deck just before Sunset Hill House where you can enjoy a truly scenic picnic and across the street is a wonderfully fragrant bank of rosa rugosas that may be in bloom just about now. Unfortunately the Sampler at the base of Sunset Hill Road is now closed, it too was a very cool spot.
Go back to the bottom of the hill and turn left toward the village of Sunset Hill and park there for a few moments so you can go into Harmons Store and buy some of their truly delicious cheddar cheese (yum!). From there you can continue on 117 until you hit 302, turn left and drive until you can turn left onto 112 Lost River hwy), but I'd suggest picking up the Easton Road in Franconia and taking the backroads through Toad Hill to Rte 116 (Kinsman Hwy). Turn left on 116 and in 4 or 5 miles it runs right into 112. Turn left toward Lincoln and a couple of miles after Lost River Gorge resort turn right onto 118 and take that over Moosilaukee until it dead ends on Route 25 (Tenney Mt Hwy). Turning left on 25 will take you back to Plymouth.
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