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Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve

Binney Hill Road–Mid State Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Binney Hill Road–Mid State Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve near Smithville, NH. It climbs 646 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,217 – 1,575 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.71073, -71.88834
Nearest town Smithville, NH
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Binney Hill Road–Mid State Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,218–1,574 ft

Out & Back · Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve

Trailhead: 42.71073, -71.88834

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mid State Trail, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading N.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Binney Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach Mid State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 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/binney-hill-road-mid-state-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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