Rail Trails of New Hampshire
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Rail trail, 
Access trail, 
Road bike,
Live rail, 
Historic route.
Flat and wide trails criss-cross the state through woodland, past ponds, along rivers, over historic bridges and between charming small towns. Often separated from road traffic by miles, these routes once carried steam trains but now offer tranquility and a way to explore New England like never before.
Rail Trails - Enjoyed daily by hikers, cyclists, horse riders and more. Choose a state from the top of the map and we have lists of all the rail trails complete with trail lengths, elevation gain, trail conditions and maps you can download to your phone.
Live Rail - Walking along railroad track is not only illegal but dangerous, including track that you might believe to be inactive.
Historic Rail - Track may remain, or might have been removed decades ago. Some sections have been built over and others cross private property and are not accessible to the public. Traces of long-gone railroads can also be a valuable resource to help towns and trail planners identify and resurrect old railroad routes as new public parks and trails.
Trailspotting doesn't stop here. We are exploring every rail trail and providing individual rail trail reviews that include detailed route mapping and photography. Links to rail trail reviews for New Hampshire are shown below and you can see our latest rail trail reviews using the link at the bottom of the page.
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Rail trail, Access trail, Road bike, Live rail, Historic route. New England Fire Towers
Discover our map of fire towers and the trails to find them.
Discover our map of fire towers and the trails to find them.
Flat and wide trails criss-cross the state through woodland, past ponds, along rivers, over historic bridges and between charming small towns. Often separated from road traffic by miles, these routes once carried steam trains but now offer tranquility and a way to explore New England like never before.
Rail Trails - Enjoyed daily by hikers, cyclists, horse riders and more. Choose a state from the top of the map and we have lists of all the rail trails complete with trail lengths, elevation gain, trail conditions and maps you can download to your phone. Live Rail - Walking along railroad track is not only illegal but dangerous, including track that you might believe to be inactive. Historic Rail - Track may remain, or might have been removed decades ago. Some sections have been built over and others cross private property and are not accessible to the public. Traces of long-gone railroads can also be a valuable resource to help towns and trail planners identify and resurrect old railroad routes as new public parks and trails.Trailspotting doesn't stop here. We are exploring every rail trail and providing individual rail trail reviews that include detailed route mapping and photography. Links to rail trail reviews for New Hampshire are shown below and you can see our latest rail trail reviews using the link at the bottom of the page.
| Rail Trail | Review | Length | Gain | Cond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst B&M |
3★ | 0.9 mi | 40, 10 | Rough |
| Ammonoosuc🏆 |
Map |
19.1 mi | 1010, 700 | Rough |
| Androscoggin | Map | 3.4 mi | 50, 150 | Rough |
| Ashuelot🏆 | Map |
23.0 mi | 630, 920 | OK |
| Belmont Village Spur | 4★ | 2.1 mi | 70, 70 | OK |
| Bobby Woodman🏆 | 3★ | 1.7 mi | 50, 50 | Good |
| Brookline🏆 | 4★ | 4.5 mi | 70, 160 | Rough |
| Brown's Way | 3★ | 3.7 mi | 170, 60 | OK |
| Bruce Edes Forest | 3★ | 0.3 mi | 0, 0 | Good |
| Buffler Memorial | 3★ | 0.7 mi | 130, 20 | Rough |
| Chesham🏆 | 3★ | 0.5 mi | 0, 0 | Rough |
| Cheshire North🏆 | Map | 23.0 mi | 1180, 990 | OK |
| Cheshire South🏆 | 4★ | 20.3 mi | 1170, 760 | OK |
| Colby | 3★ | 0.7 mi | 30, 10 | Rough |
| Cotton Valley🏆 | 5★ | 12 mi | 350, 290 | Good |
| Derry🏆 | 4★ | 3.8 mi | 110, 100 | Good |
| Dover🏆 | 4★ | 4.2 mi | 130, 170 | OK |
| Eastview-Jaquith Road🏆 | 4★ | 2.8 mi | 90, 240 | OK |
| Everett Dam | 3★ | 2.0 mi | 40, 90 | OK |
| Farmington🏆 | 3★ |
7.2 mi | 70, 180 | Rough |
| Fisherville Road🏆 | 4★ | 2.5 mi | 20, 40 | OK |
| Fort Hill🏆 | Map |
6.9 mi | 160, 180 | Rough |
| Franconia Notch | Map, Link |
8.8 mi | 560, 938 | Good |
| Goffstown🏆 | 4★ | 5.6 mi | 90, 220 | Good |
| Granite Town🏆 | 4★ | 2.9 mi | 190, 95 | OK |
| Old Dublin Rd 🏆 | 3★ | 2.3 mi | 90, 170 | Rough |
| Hancock🏆 | 3★ | 1.0 mi | 50, 90 | OK |
| Harrisville🏆 | 3★ | 1.9 mi | 90, 50 | Rough |
| Heads Pond🏆 | 4★ | 1.8 mi | 70, 50 | Good |
| Henniker | 3★ | 2.3 mi | 60, 70 | OK |
| Henniker Line | 3★ | 2.1 mi | 60, 50 | Rough |
| Hillsborough🏆 | 4★ | 7.4 mi | 160, 120 | OK |
| Hooksett Riverwalk | 3★ | 1.0 mi | 10, 10 | Good |
| Lake Winnisquam🏆 | 4★ | 1.8 mi | 60, 30 | Good |
| Lilac City🏆 | 3★ | 1.9 mi | 20, 20 | Rough |
| Londonderry🏆 | 4★ | 4.5 mi | 200, 190 | Good |
| Mascoma🏆 | Map, Link |
2.3 mi | 180, 90 | OK |
| Mason-Greenville🏆 | 4★ | 8.6 mi | 50, 50 | OK |
| Mast Yard | 3★ | 1.7 mi | 20, 40 | OK |
| Monadnock🏆 | 4★ | 8.9 mi | 230, 200 | OK |
| Nashua Heritage🏆 | 3★ | 1.3 mi | 0, 0 | Good |
| Nashua River🏆 | 4★ | 12.2 mi | 320, 280 | Good |
| New Boston🏆 | 4★ | 4.8 mi | 180, 70 | Good |
| Northern🏆 | 5★ |
58.0 mi | 1540, 1860 | Good |
| Peanut | 3★ | 1.4 mi | 40, 30 | OK |
| Peterborough🏆 | 4★ | 8.5 mi | 260, 220 | Good |
| Piscataquog🏆 | 4★ | 2.0 mi | 70, 110 | Good |
| Potanipo🏆 | 4★ | 3.5 mi | 62, 110 | OK |
| Presidential🏆 | 5★ | 19.3 mi | 530, 780 | OK |
| Profile🏆 | Map |
2.1 mi | 160, 30 | Rough |
| Rockingham-Fremont🏆 | Map |
18.0 mi | 310, 480 | Rough |
| Rockingham-Portsmouth🏆 | 4★ | 28.0 mi | 580, 830 | Good |
| Roxbury | 4★ | 2.2 mi | 190, 40 | Rough |
| Salem🏆 | Map, Link |
5.0 mi | 40, 140 | Good |
| Sargeant Station Rd | 3★ | 0.9 mi | 20, 30 | OK |
| Seacoast Greenway | 4★ | 11.6 mi | 140, 170 | OK |
| South Manchester🏆 | 4★ | 1.9 mi | 50, 50 | Good |
| Stevens🏆 | 3★ | 2.2 mi | 30, 50 | Good |
| Sugar River🏆 | 5★ | 9.3 mi | 470, 250 | OK |
| Tilly Wheeler | 3★ | 0.6 mi | 20, 30 | OK |
| Upper Coos🏆 | 4★ |
9.5 mi | 140, 230 | Rough |
| Warner🏆 | 3★ | 0.3 mi | 0, 10 | Good |
| Warner Bagley Field | 3★ | 0.7 mi | 20, 20 | OK |
| Warren🏆 | 4★ | 15.3 mi | 480, 640 | OK |
| West Hopkinton | 3★ | 2.3 mi | 50, 50 | Rough |
| Windham🏆 | 4★ | 4.1 mi | 50, 170 | Good |
| Windham Greenway | 3★ | 2.6 mi | 130, 20 | Rough |
| Winnipesaukee River🏆 | 4★ | 4.9 mi | 270, 130 | OK |
| Woodsville🏆 | Map | 3.7 mi | 110, 70 | Rough |
| WOW🏆 | 4★ | 2.4 mi | 120, 110 | Good |
Good - Asphalt or hardpack trail conditions
OK - Occasionally rough surface
Rough - Hiking & mountain/rugged bikes
Gain - Elevation gain (ft) moving West to East or North to South. Second number is return gain.
🏆 - NH Rail Trail Challenge (see below)
OK - Occasionally rough surface
Rough - Hiking & mountain/rugged bikes
Gain - Elevation gain (ft) moving West to East or North to South. Second number is return gain.
🏆 - NH Rail Trail Challenge (see below)
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New Hampshire Rail Trail Challenge
The New Hampshire Rail Trails Coalition's mission is to promote the development and use of former railroad corridors as a network of trails. Also check out their Rail Trail Challenge & patch.
The New Hampshire Rail Trails Coalition's mission is to promote the development and use of former railroad corridors as a network of trails. Also check out their Rail Trail Challenge & patch.
Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail
This trail crosses the whole state, along river valleys and through the White Mountains on rail trails, dirt roads, bike paths and quiet paved roads.
This trail crosses the whole state, along river valleys and through the White Mountains on rail trails, dirt roads, bike paths and quiet paved roads.
New Hampshire Rail Trails
Charles F Martin's 2016 book provides more historical background than Trailspotting ever will (affiliate link).
Charles F Martin's 2016 book provides more historical background than Trailspotting ever will (affiliate link).
