Rail Trails of New Hampshire

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⬤ Railtrails   ⬤ Live Rail   ⬤ Historic   ⬤ Road Bike   ⬤ Access

We've built the first complete rail trail map of New England to help you plan your next outdoor adventure. Not only do we show all navigable rail trails, but we also show them in context with today's live rail network and also the long-gone routes of history. Our road biking and trail access connections also help with bicycle touring routes.

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Beyond this map we also have individual rail trail reviews. These trail reviews include photography and even more detailed maps that show trail surface conditions and points of interest along the route.

New Hampshire Rail Trails

5-Star Trails

Cotton Valley 5★
12 mi · Good · 350ft (290ft)
Lakes Region
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Northern 5★
58 mi · Good · 1540ft (1860ft)
Sunapee Region
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Presidential 5★
19 mi · OK · 530ft (780ft)
White Mountains
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Sugar River 5★
9 mi · OK · 470ft (250ft)
Sunapee Region
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4-Star Trails

Belmont Village Spur 4★
2 mi · OK · 70ft (70ft)
Lakes Region

Brookline 4★
5 mi · Rough · 70ft (160ft)
Merrimack Region
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Cheshire South 4★
20 mi · OK · 1170ft (760ft)
Monadnock Region
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Derry 4★
4 mi · Good · 110ft (100ft)
Merrimack Region
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Dover 4★
4 mi · OK · 130ft (170ft)
Seacoast Region
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Eastview-Jaquith Road 4★
3 mi · OK · 90ft (240ft)
Monadnock Region
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Fisherville Road 4★
3 mi · OK · 20ft (40ft)
Merrimack Region
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Goffstown 4★
6 mi · Good · 90ft (220ft)
Merrimack Region
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Granite Town 4★
3 mi · OK · 190ft (95ft)
Merrimack Region
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Heads Pond 4★
2 mi · Good · 70ft (50ft)
Merrimack Region
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Hillsborough 4★
7 mi · OK · 160ft (120ft)
Monadnock Region
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Lake Winnisquam 4★
2 mi · Good · 60ft (30ft)
Lakes Region
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Londonderry 4★
5 mi · Good · 200ft (190ft)
Merrimack Region
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Mason-Greenville 4★
9 mi · OK · 50ft (50ft)
Monadnock Region
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Monadnock 4★
9 mi · OK · 230ft (200ft)
Monadnock Region
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Nashua River 4★
12 mi · Good · 320ft (280ft)
Merrimack Region
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New Boston 4★
5 mi · Good · 180ft (70ft)
Merrimack Region
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Peterborough 4★
9 mi · Good · 260ft (220ft)
Monadnock Region
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Piscataquog 4★
2 mi · Good · 70ft (110ft)
Merrimack Region
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Potanipo 4★
4 mi · OK · 62ft (110ft)
Merrimack Region
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Rockingham-Portsmouth 4★
28 mi · Good · 580ft (830ft)
Merrimack Region
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Roxbury 4★
2 mi · Rough · 190ft (40ft)
Monadnock Region

Seacoast Greenway 4★
12 mi · OK · 140ft (170ft)
Seacoast Region

South Manchester 4★
2 mi · Good · 50ft (50ft)
Merrimack Region
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Upper Coös 4★
10 mi · Rough · 140ft (230ft)
Great North Woods
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Warren 4★
15 mi · OK · 480ft (640ft)
White Mountains
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Windham 4★
4 mi · Good · 50ft (170ft)
Merrimack Region
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Winnipesaukee River 4★
5 mi · OK · 270ft (130ft)
Lakes Region
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WOW 4★
2 mi · Good · 120ft (110ft)
Lakes Region
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3-Star Trails

Amherst B&M 3★
1 mi · Rough · 40ft (10ft)
Merrimack Region

Bobby Woodman 3★
2 mi · Good · 50ft (50ft)
Sunapee Region
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Brown's Way 3★
4 mi · OK · 170ft (60ft)
Monadnock Region

Bruce Edes Forest 3★
1 mi · Good · 0ft (0ft)
Monadnock Region

Buffler Memorial 3★
1 mi · Rough · 130ft (20ft)
Monadnock Region

Chesham 3★
1 mi · Rough · 0ft (0ft)
Monadnock Region
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Colby 3★
1 mi · Rough · 30ft (10ft)
Merrimack Region

Everett Dam 3★
2 mi · OK · 40ft (90ft)
Merrimack Region

Farmington 3★
7 mi · Rough · 70ft (180ft)
Seacoast Region
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Hancock 3★
1 mi · OK · 50ft (90ft)
Monadnock Region
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Harrisville 3★
2 mi · Rough · 90ft (50ft)
Monadnock Region
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Henniker 3★
2 mi · OK · 60ft (70ft)
Merrimack Region

Henniker Line 3★
2 mi · Rough · 60ft (50ft)
Merrimack Region

Hooksett & Allenstown 3★
2 mi · OK · 10ft (10ft)
Merrimack Region

Lilac City 3★
2 mi · Rough · 20ft (20ft)
Seacoast Region
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Mast Yard 3★
2 mi · OK · 20ft (40ft)
Merrimack Region

Nashua Heritage 3★
1 mi · Good · 0ft (0ft)
Merrimack Region
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Old Dublin Rd 3★
2 mi · Rough · 90ft (170ft)
Monadnock Region
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Peanut 3★
1 mi · OK · 40ft (30ft)
Merrimack Region

Stevens 3★
2 mi · Good · 30ft (50ft)
Merrimack Region
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Tilly Wheeler 3★
1 mi · OK · 20ft (30ft)
Sunapee Region

Warner 3★
1 mi · Good · 0ft (10ft)
Sunapee Region
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Warner Bagley Field 3★
1 mi · OK · 20ft (20ft)
Sunapee Region

West Hopkinton 3★
2 mi · Rough · 50ft (50ft)
Merrimack Region

Windham Greenway 3★
3 mi · Rough · 130ft (20ft)
Merrimack Region

Yet to Review

Ammonoosuc
19 mi · Rough · 1010ft (700ft)
White Mountains
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Androscoggin
3 mi · Rough · 50ft (150ft)
White Mountains

Ashuelot
23 mi · OK · 630ft (920ft)
Monadnock Region
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Cheshire North
23 mi · OK · 1180ft (990ft)
Monadnock Region
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Fort Hill
7 mi · Rough · 160ft (180ft)
Monadnock Region
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Franconia Notch
9 mi · Good · 560ft (938ft)
White Mountains

Mascoma
2 mi · OK · 180ft (90ft)
Sunapee Region
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Profile
2 mi · Rough · 160ft (30ft)
White Mountains
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Rockingham-Fremont
18 mi · Rough · 310ft (480ft)
Merrimack Region
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Salem
5 mi · Good · 40ft (140ft)
Merrimack Region
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Woodsville
4 mi · Rough · 110ft (70ft)
White Mountains
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Definitions

• 🏆 NH Rail Trail Challenge trail [?]
• Good - Asphalt or hardpack trail conditions
• OK - Occasionally rough surface
• Rough - Mountain bikes and hiking recommended
• Measurement of feet represent total elevation gain when cycling from west to east or north to south. Numbers in parentheses represent elevation gain in opposite direction.

Explore Responsibly

Please be mindful that trail conditions can vary significantly from smooth asphalt paving to unimproved rough surfaces. Check our individual trail reviews for more information. Walking along any existing railroad track is dangerous and also illegal, including track that you may think is inactive. Please stay on the trail, as many rail trail segments cross private property; and always be respectful of 'No Trespassing' signs posted by landowners.

External Links

• NH Rail Trail Coalition: Rail Trail Challenge
• Facebook Group: Comment, Follow Us

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