Exeter, New Hampshire

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  • Newbury, Massachusetts

    Explore the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

    4.6
    6.5 mi
    Located just north of Boston, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1941 to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitat for migratory birds. The refuge lands are both scenic and diverse, with approximately 4700 acres of habitats including sandy beach and dune, cranberry bog, ...
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  • Newbury, Massachusetts

    Hellcat Dunes Loop

    4.4
    0.98 mi / 20 ft gain
    Park in the parking area off of Refuge Rd. Take the Dunes Trail, a boardwalk path for the ~1-mile loop. Enjoy the views from an observation deck on three-story-high dunes. This trail is accessible from April-October.
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  • Rollinsford, New Hampshire

    Scoutland Road Trail

    4.0
    3.88 mi / 108 ft gain
    Scoutland Road Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Rollinsford, New Hampshire.
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  • Londonderry, New Hampshire

    Kendall Pond Yellow and Blue Trails

    4.0
    1.18 mi / 223 ft gain
    Kendall Pond Yellow and Blue Trails is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Londonderry, New Hampshire.
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  • Andover, Massachusetts

    Deer Jump Reservation Loop

    5.0
    2.09 mi / 171 ft gain
    Deer Jump Reservation Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Andover, Massachusetts.
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  • Andover, Massachusetts

    Haggetts Rail Trail to Haggetts Pond

    5.0
    2.08 mi / 16 ft gain
    Haggetts Rail Trail to Haggetts Pond is an out-and-back trail that takes you through a nice forest located near Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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  • Rockport, Massachusetts

    Halibut Point State Park Loop

    The Halibut Point Trail is a scenic ~1.6-mile loop that traverses both the old Babson Farm Quarry and coastal overlooks, offering sweeping Atlantic Ocean views, tide pools, and remnants of 19th-century granite quarrying. On a clear day, you can see as far as Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the I...
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  • Wells, Maine

    Hike to Laudholm Beach at Wells National Estuarine Reserve

    1.5 mi / 0 ft gain
    From the main parking area take the Beach Barrier Trail which takes you through several different types of environment; fields, forests, and marshland before reaching Laudholm Beach to further explore or take a dip.Walk the length of Laudholm Beach if you have time where barrier beaches protect a...
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  • Wells, Maine

    Hike the Carson Trail in Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

    4.0
    1 mi / 0 ft gain
    Pull into the well marked Wildlife Refuge off Port Rd. There's several official building as well as an interpretive center and bathroom very close to the parking lot.The only trail, the Carson Trail, is feet from the parking area. It's an extremely well groomed gravel trail easily accessible for ...
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  • Kennebunk, Maine

    Hike the Bridle Path through the Madelyn Marx Preserve

    4.0
    1.5 mi / 0 ft gain
    After crossing the Mousam River on Western Ave, see signs and gravel pull-off areas for parking at the Bridle Path trailhead. The Madelyn Marx Preserve is a greater part of the Kennebunk Land Trust home to many preserves in the area (So look for Kennebunk Land Trust signs as well).Hike through op...
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  • Bedford, New Hampshire

    Pulpit Rock Conservation Area Loop

    4.8
    2.4 mi / 0 ft gain
    We began our hike at Kennard Trailhead, which is easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it.  The approximate GPS address is 596 New Boston Road, Bedford, NH, though in reality the parking area is about 0.2 miles west of the junction of New Boston Rd and Esther Drive.These trails are very well mai...
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  • Concord, New Hampshire

    Oak Hill Fire Tower

    4.0
    3.74 mi / 502 ft gain
    Climbing to the Fire Tower on Oak Hill is a great urban adventure, short enough for a lunch break trail run or a morning hike with the family. The trail is primarily wooded, with a panoramic view from the Fire Tower for those brave enough to ascend it's wooden steps. Park at the well signed dirt...
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  • Milford, New Hampshire

    Granite Town Rail Trail

    13.24 mi / 761 ft gain
    Granite Town Rail Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Milford, New Hampshire.
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  • Medford, Massachusetts

    Southern Middlesex Fells Loop

    4.5
    3.06 mi / 299 ft gain
    Park in the parking area near Bellevue Pond. There are multiple entrances to the reservation (some closer to the reservoir itself than others). I have spent days in there hiking around and never seeing the water and there are days when I just hiked right in to the water and sat and enjoyed it. Th...
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  • Groton, Massachusetts

    Catch a Sunset at Gilbert Hill

    5.0
    1 mi
    From Rt. I-495 Exit 31, Gibbert Hill has one of the greatest sunsets around Groton, MA area. You will see a lot of cows and even a castle. This is a very easy hike and a not so easy place to park, you have to leave you car on the side of the road, which is totally fine, I guess, it is easy.The wa...
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  • Concord, Massachusetts

    Walden Pond Path

    4.7
    1.65 mi / 49 ft gain
    Step into literary history and natural tranquility with a walk around the Walden Pond Path, located in Walden Pond State Reservation near Concord, Massachusetts. This iconic loop trail circles the pond made famous by Henry David Thoreau, who lived on its shores and wrote the American classic Wa...
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