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City of Nashua Land–Pepperell Pond, 3 groves is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in J. Harry Rich State Forest near Hollis Depot, NH. The route passes City of Nashua Land and Pepperell Pond. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 233 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nashua River Rail Trail 42.70260, -71.54035
Nearest town Hollis Depot, NH

Directions

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City of Nashua Land–Pepperell Pond, 3 groves

12.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 175–233 ft

Out & Back · J. Harry Rich State Forest

Trailhead: Nashua River Rail Trail · 42.70260, -71.54035

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Nashua River Rail Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass City of Nashua Land.
  3. 2.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miPass Pepperell Pond.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto J. Harry Rich Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach City of Nashua Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Nashua River Rail Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

68% paved32% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F49°
Precip4%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Wed 62°46°
Thu 65°42°
Fri 58°46° 55%
Sat 53°51° 63%
Sun 57°53° 59%
Mon 63°55° 41%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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