Fishing Trails in New Hampshire

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  • Ammonoosuc Rail Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 19 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Gravel, Sand

    The Ammonoosuc Rail Trail is open to ATVs and snowmobiles. The trail is rough is many places, making for even difficult mountain biking in some segments. Trail users will find diversions in the charming town of Bath (particularly the covered ...

  • Black Pond Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 0.80 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    The Black Pond Trail itself is short but it can be linked with other trails that run through the forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, just northeast of Lincoln. Specifically, the Black Pond Trail makes a nice loop when combined with ...

  • Cheshire Rail Trail (Cheshire Branch Rail Trail)

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

  • Common Pathway

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

  • East Branch and Zealand Valley Railroad Hike

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 18 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Sand

    Are you looking for a multi-day hike on beautiful rail-trails through pristine wilderness of the White Mountains? Look no further. At midpoint, the nearest road is 7 miles in either direction. Because of its isolation, this hike offers a quiet, ...

  • East Pond Trail / Little East Pond Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 5 miles
    Surface: Dirt, Gravel

    Follow a maintained logging road for .25 miles to the start of a single track. Cross East Pond Brook and climb steeply to the Pond. From the Pond the Mail Swig's left and climbs very steeply to Scar Ridge. Much of this will involve pushing or ...

  • Fort Hill Branch Rail-Trail

    Rail-Trail

    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. ...

  • Franconia Brook Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 7.20 miles
    Surface: Ballast

    The Franconia Brook Trail runs from just north of the confluence of the east branch of the Pemigewasset River and Franconia Branch. You can combine the trail with other trails that run through the forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, ...

  • Granite Town Rail-Trail

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

  • Guinea Pond and Flat Mountain Trails

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 11.50 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Dirt, Grass

    These connecting trails follow the bed of the old Beebe River Railroad up to Flat Mountain Pond, a large, remote pool high in the Sandwich Range Wilderness. This is a great trip for advanced mountain bikers; novice/intermediate bikers should ...

  • Hooksett Rail Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 1.75 miles
    Surface: Gravel

    Hooksett Rail-Trail follows a portion of a right-of-way of the Portsmouth & Concord Railroad. This section of the railroad was abandoned in 1862, leaving behind an attractive corridor for the trail. The trail provides access to Heads Pond and ...

  • Lincoln Woods Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 2.70 miles
    Surface: Ballast

    The Lincoln Woods Trail runs for 2.6 miles along the east branch of the Pemigewasset River. You can combine the trail with other trails that run through the forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, just northeast of Lincoln, including ...

  • Mason Railroad Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 6.70 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Gravel, Sand

    The Mason Railroad Trail runs for nearly 7 miles from near the New Hampshire–Massachusetts border (nr. Townsend, MA) to Greenville, NH. The trail follows a heavily wooded corridor through Russell State Forest and Coyne Wildlife Sanctuary. ...

  • New Boston Rail Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 4.50 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    The 4 ½ mile New Boston Rail Trail is an enticingly beautiful former Boston & Maine rail line running from approximately route 114 at the New Boston/Goffstown border to the center of New Boston. There it culminates at the Hillsborough County ...

  • Oliverian Brook Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 3.50 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    The Oliverian Brook Trail follows the course of Oliverian Brook through the dense forest of White Mountain National Forest. The trail, open to cross-country skiing in winter, heads toward Passaconaway Cutoff, 1.9 miles, near the base of Mt. ...

  • Rob Brook Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface: Dirt, Gravel

    The Rob Brook Trail is mostly flat, following the bottomlands of its namesake creek through the White Mountains National Forest. The trail is open to mountain biking and hiking, with cross-country skiing in winter.

  • Rocky Branch Trail (NH)

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 9 miles
    Surface: Dirt, Gravel

    From the National Forest Service: Rocky Branch Trail was severely damaged during Tropical Storm Irene. The trail is currently closed from the end of Rocky Branch Road (Jericho Road) to Rocky Branch Shelter #2. Repairs will be made to reopen ...

  • Sugar River Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 9.80 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Cinder, Sand

    Also known as the Sugar River Recreational Trail, this picturesque 9.8-mile path stretches from Newport to Claremont along the banks of the Sugar River. Wildlife is abundant amid the secluded woodlands. Stay alert to spot deer, rabbit, beaver, ...

  • Warren to East Haverhill Railroad Grade Trail

    Rail-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 ...

  • West Milan Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 4.50 miles
    Surface: Gravel

    The West Milan Trail follows a portion of the Upper Ammonoosuc River along State Route 110 northwest of Berlin. The mult-use trail is relatively flat and follows a scenic mountain valley corridor.

  • Windham Rail Trail

    Rail-Trail

    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 ...

  • York Pond Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: NH
    Length: 6.50 miles
    Surface: Dirt

    The York Pond Trail begins at the Berlin Fish Hatchery (just past the locked gate), going through a notch in the Mountains to the south and west to Bunnell Brook. The trail leads to Willard Notch, crossing the Kilkenny Ridge Trail.