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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 52 miles Surface: Cinder, Crushed Stone
At 52 miles, the Northern Rail Trail spans two counties and is the longest rail-trail in New Hampshire. The northern half of the trail in Grafton County spans the scenic Mascoma Valley, stretching from Lebanon to Grafton. Trail development ...
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. ...
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: 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 ...
State: NH Length: 1.30 miles Surface: Asphalt
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: 4.10 miles Surface: Asphalt, Ballast, Cinder, Dirt, Gravel, Sand
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 ...