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Beaver Brook Association

Open Space–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Open Space–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near Hollis, NH. The route reaches Open Space. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 348 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brown Lane Trail 42.73171, -71.60585
Nearest town Hollis, NH
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Open Space–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 246–349 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association

Trailhead: Brown Lane Trail · 42.73171, -71.60585

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dan Smith Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miPass Open Space.
  10. 0.5 miReach Open Space, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miBear right onto Shoen Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Dan Smith Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-brook-viewpoint-out-back-7-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 89°68° 34%
Fri 95°71° 30%
Sat 92°71° 34%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

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