Rail-Trail
State: NH Length: 21.20 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Crushed Stone, Dirt
Given its covered bridges, historical aura and abundant wildlife, the Ashuelot Rail-Trail (a.k.a. Ashuelot River Trail) has plenty to offer. Five miles of trail from Route 101 in Keene to Pine Street in West Swanzey has been improved with a ...
State: NH Length: 5 miles Surface: Cinder, Gravel, Woodchips
In Woodsville the trail starts across from the Subway Restaurant across from the the Oceans Job Lot Store and next to the Woodsville Machine Shop and YES Yankee Electrical Supply up and down a short gravel road. In some places the rails are ...
State: NH Length: 32.80 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Gravel, Sand
The Cheshire Rail Trail stretches for nearly 33 miles between Route 12 near Bookseller Road and the New Hampshire–Massachusetts state line at Route 12. In Keene, the trail includes a beautiful stone arch bridge over the Ashuelot River. There ...
State: NH Length: 6.50 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Common Pathway runs for nearly 7 miles from the south end of Peterborough north to Hancock. The trail is a combination of asphalt and gravel and follows an old railroad right-of-way along the Contoocook River. Begin the trail just south of ...
State: NH Length: 6.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
On the banks of Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire, Wolfeboro bills itself as "America's Oldest Summer Resort." Vacationers have been escaping to this quaint village since passenger rail service began in 1872. By the early 1900s, seven ...
State: NH Length: 3 miles Surface: Asphalt
Stretching 3 miles north from Windham through woodlands to Derry, the Derry Rail Trail runs on the same former rail bed network on which the Rockingham Recreational Trail is built. This section of trail, which extends from the Windham Rail Trail, ...
State: NH Length: 0.70 miles Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Although the Dover Community Trail currently runs less than a mile, the newly opened section (as of summer 2012) is an important first step in a trail that has been discussed for more than a decade. The paved trail follows the former Newington ...
State: NH Length: 8.90 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Gravel, Sand
At the southern end of the trail a large parking lot at Dole Junction is maintained by the New Hampshire Bureau of Trails. This parking lot also serves as the southern terminus of the Ashuelot Rail Trail that proceeds 21 miles north to Keene. ...
State: NH Length: 5.50 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Sand
The Goffstown Rail Trail is in the early stages of development. There are some obstacles, such as missing bridges and potentially hazardous crossings of a state highway. Only a couple of small portions have been upgraded to the intended gravel ...
State: NH Length: 3 miles Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Sand
Mile 0.0 - DPW Garage Cross the bridge in the parking area, the trail starts behind the fence, crossing over Great Brook on a old dam. Mile 0.53 - After crossing Union St. you will come to a concrete span over Great Brook. Mile 0.66 - Trail ...
State: NH Length: 0.90 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Heritage Trail is managed by the state of New Hampshire to provide access to recreational and historical attractions across the state. Eventually, the north-south route along the former Boston and Maine Railroad corridor will stretch more ...
State: NH Length: 1 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Keene Industrial Trail links the county's Cheshire Rail-Trail in the city of Keene. The paved path is a 1-mile segment through downtown Keene, which passes among some of the city's old mill works.
State: NH Length: 6.05 miles Surface: Asphalt, Dirt
The Nashua Canal Trail is part of a series of loop trails in Mine Falls Park, Nashua. A total of 6 miles of trails wind along the canal and river in this beautiful, wooded park. Only 1.2 miles of trail are paved, while the rest are hard-packed ...
State: NH Length: 1.30 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Nashua Heritage Rail Trail begins adjacent to City Hall on Main Street in downtown Nashua. It is a short trail that takes you through one of the first neighborhoods that was planned and built in conjunction with the creation of the textile ...
State: MA, NH Length: 12.30 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Nashua River Rail Trail is a beautiful and peaceful rural trail extending through the Massachusetts communities of Ayer, Groton, Pepperell and Dunstable. The trail continues into New Hampshire just south of the town of Nashua. In autumn ...
State: NH Length: 2.10 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Piscataquog Trail runs for 2 miles between the east bank of the Merrimack River and Pinard Street at Electric Street. On the east end, the trail begins near the New Hampshire Fisher Cats baseball stadium along an abandoned right-of-way of ...
State: NH Length: 5 miles Surface: Dirt, Grass
The Ramblin' Vewe Farm Trails are part of the Ramblin' Vewe Farm Trust property, a non-profit organization that protects and preserves the farm, while conserving the heritage of working farms and rural landscapes. Part of their mission is to ...
State: NH Length: 0.89 miles Surface: Asphalt
The South Manchester Rail Trail is a proposed bike/pedestrian path that would connect the downtown Millyard area of Manchester to the Town on Londonderry. The South Manchester Rail Trail will utilize the Right-of-Way (ROW) of the abandoned Boston ...
Multi-use trail in downtown Laconia along a minimally active RR right of way. First Phase is 1.2 miles long. Second phase is in design as of 2010. The remaining phases of the trail will total over 9 miles and connect to the BRATT multi-use trail ...
State: NH Length: 9.40 miles Surface: Dirt
The Warren to East Haverhill Railroad Grade Trail starts from an interesting landmark: a Redstone missile brought to Warren by a resident who served in the Army in Alabama in 1970. He found some obsolete missiles in a field and arranged with ...
State: NH Length: 4.10 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Windham Rail-Trail occupies a scenic stretch of abandoned rail ( Manchester and Lawrence) between Range Road (at Rockingham Rd.) in Salem and Windham Road, about 4 miles to the northwest. At Windham Road, the trail becomes the Derry Rail ...
State: NH Length: 5.10 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Dirt
The Winnipesaukee River Trail courses along its namesake river, connecting the towns of Franklin and Tilton-Northfield. The trail passes through an unusual upside-down covered bridge—believed to be the nation's only one—listed on the ...