Warwick State Forest

Ball Hill–Old M & M Trail, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Ball Hill–Old M & M Trail, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Warwick State Forest near Richmond, NH. The route reaches Ball Hill. It climbs 1,307 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 1,243 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sprague Road 42.74287, -72.28759
Nearest town Richmond, NH

Directions

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Ball Hill–Old M & M Trail, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 741–1,243 ft

Out & Back · Warwick State Forest

Trailhead: Sprague Road · 42.74287, -72.28759

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 66° · precip 91% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Sprague Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Parker Road, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  6. 0.6 miPass Ball Hill.
  7. 1 miReach Ball Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miBear right onto Royalston Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old M & M Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right onto Toad Hollow Road, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Parker Road, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sprague Road, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F66°
Precip91%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity77%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 17% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 48% rain4 AM: 69% rain5 AM: 91% rain6 AM: 85% rain7 AM: 87% rain8 AM: 79% rain9 AM: 87% rain10 AM: 60% rain11 AM: 38% rain12 PM: 25% rain1 PM: 30% rain2 PM: 42% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 54% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 78°62°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 91°64° 47%
Fri 91°67° 33%
Sat 89°66° 27%
Sun 93°67°

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