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Proctor Hill–Shattuck Lot, 10 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near South Brookline, NH. The route passes Cider Mill Pond, Shattuck Lot, Beaver Brook Association Pond and Proctor Hill. It climbs 479 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 463 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cider Mill Trail 42.72161, -71.65110
Nearest town South Brookline, NH

Directions

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Proctor Hill–Shattuck Lot, 10 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 234–463 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association

Trailhead: Cider Mill Trail · 42.72161, -71.65110

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cider Mill Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Cider Mill Pond.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miPass Shattuck Lot.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Tupelo Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dam Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Beaver Brook Association Pond.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Old City Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miPass Proctor Hill.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miReach Proctor Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shoen Road, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old City Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto Dam Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tupelo Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

23% gravel9% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 91°71° 35%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°69° 33%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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