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
- Start on Sprague Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Parker Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Ball Hill.
- 1 miReach Ball Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Royalston Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old M & M Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Toad Hollow Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Parker Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sprague Road, heading E.
- 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°
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°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sprague Road Trailhead
- Sprague Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 117 ft
- Sprague Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Toad Hollow Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Old M & M Trail–Parker Road, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Parker Road & Royalston Road 10 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft
- Richards Reservoir & Parker Road via NET/M&M Trail (white) 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,936 ft
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