Little Monadnock has a height of 1,900 feet and offers views from the ledges near the summit. The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, a 110-mile long-distance hiking trail, crosses the mountain and connects it to the larger Mount Monadnock, 11 miles to the west. 

The top of Little Monadnock is easily reached from Rhododendron State Park. It is a hike of about 1.2 miles from the Park entrance and a climb of 700 feet in elevation.

Rhododendron State Park is named after the 16-acre grove of Rhododendron Maximum, which is the focal point of the park. A .6-mile-long universally accessible trail encircles the grove allowing visitors to observe, close up, the fragrant clusters of pink blossoms as they burst into bloom in mid-July.

A wildflower trail, maintained by the Fitzwilliam Garden Club, winds through the forest adjacent to the grove. From early spring to the first frost, wildflowers bloom throughout the 2,723-acre park. The last blooms in the fall are complemented by the forest’s brilliant foliage. Visitors exploring the trails are often serenaded by songbirds that live in the grove.

The rhododendron grove, which is the largest in northern New England, was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1982.

Little Monadnock Trail
The yellow-blazed Little Monadnock Mountain Trail branches from the Rhododendron Loop and climbs for one mile. The trail is lined with dirt and pine needles and climbs over rock stairways and rocky scrambling sections. After the trail climbs over a prominent rock outcrop, it intersects with the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. At the intersection with the M-M trail, there is a wooden sign that indicates available turning options. From here there is a view of Mount Monadnock in the distance. Turning south (left) on the MM Trail leads to the summit of Little Monadnock a short distance away. The 117-mile-long M-M Trail stretches from Meridan, Connecticut to the summit of Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire.

The TrailFinder website has a description and map of hikes at Rhododendron State Park.