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.
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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 21: Light rain, high 53°F / low 44° · precip 63% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mid State Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Binney Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Mid State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Wapack Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Mid State Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 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.
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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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More from this trailhead
- Mid State Trail–State Line Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 613 ft
- Wapack Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft
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