Big Tree Trail–Dan Smith Road, 8 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Big Tree Trail–Dan Smith Road, 8 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. It climbs 426 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Tree Trail–Dan Smith Road, 8 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 223–412 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association
Trailhead: Eastman Meadow Trail · 42.71341, -71.61423
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eastman Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cabin Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Red Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cow Lane, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Teepee Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pete Smith Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dan Smith Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto O'Neill Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto French Meadow Cutoff, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Eastman Meadow Trail Trailhead
- Open Space–Eastman Meadow Trail, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Beaver Brook Association Viewpoint–Eastman Meadow Trail, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Cow Lane–Eastman Meadow Trail, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft
- Dan Smith Road–Eastman Meadow Trail, 8 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Beaver Brook Trail, 5 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Coreys Hill–Hobart Hill, 7 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 543 ft
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