Dan Smith Road–Elkins Road Trail, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Dan Smith Road–Elkins Road Trail, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dan Smith Road–Elkins Road Trail, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 249–349 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association
Trailhead: 42.72838, -71.62819
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dan Smith Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Teepee Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Shoen Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dan Smith Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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