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Rail Trails of New Hampshire

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Rail trail, Other trail, Bike lane, Road bike, Live rail, Historic rail.

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. Scroll down for full list of categorized Rail Trails, links, elevation gain & trail conditions.

Trailspotting's NH Rail Trail Reviews
Display all of Trailspotting's reviews that feature rail trails in New Hampshire.

Best Bike Rides in New England
David Sobel's 2022 book features rail trails and beyond, onto scenic backroads of the northeast states.

New Hampshire Rail Trails
Charles F Martin's 2016 book provides more historical background than Trailspotting ever will.

Rail Trail Review Length Gain Cond
Amherst
Map 1.9 mi 60, 30 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 Map 2.5 mi 230, 140 Rough
Buffler Memorial Map 0.6 mi 82, 30 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
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
Hancock East🏆 Map, Link
0.5 mi 40, 60 Rough
Hancock West🏆 Map, Link
1.5 mi 110, 90 Rough
Harrisville Chesham🏆 Map, Link
0.6 mi 10, 0 Rough
Harrisville Eastview🏆 Map, Link
1.9 mi 90, 70 Rough
Harrisville Jaquith🏆 3★ 2.8 mi 90, 240 OK
Harrisville Skatutakee🏆 Map, Link
0.3 mi 10, 20 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🏆 Map, Link
1.3 mi 0, 40 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🏆 Map, Link
20.3 mi 710, 1030 OK
Profile🏆 Map
2.1 mi 160, 30 Rough
Rockingham-Fremont🏆 Map
18.0 mi 310, 480 Rough
Rockingham-Portsmouth🏆 Map 27.9 mi 960, 1210 OK
Roxbury Map 1.9 mi 140, 30 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🏆 3★ 1.6 mi 50, 50 OK
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🏆 Map
9.0 mi 150, 240 Rough
Warner🏆 3★ 0.3 mi 0, 10 Good
Warner Bagley Field 3★ 0.7 mi 20, 20 OK
Warren🏆 Map
10.8 mi 750, 760 Rough
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.
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New Hampshire Rail Trail Challenge
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Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail
This trail crosses the whole state, along river valleys and throug the White Mountains on rail trails, dirt roads, bike paths and quiet paved roads.
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