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Hobart Hill–Proctor Hill, 13 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near Brookline, NH. The route passes Hobart Hill, Shattuck Lot, Beaver Brook Association Pond and 2 more. It climbs 785 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 492 ft · steepest grade: 15%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73610, -71.65731
Nearest town Brookline, NH

Directions

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Hobart Hill–Proctor Hill, 13 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 247–491 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association

Trailhead: 42.73610, -71.65731

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass Hobart Hill.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miPass Shattuck Lot.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Tupelo Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Dam Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Old City Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftPass Beaver Brook Association Pond.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miPass Proctor Hill.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading E.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading S.
  21. 100 ftPass Self Guided Nature Viewpoint.
  22. 1.4 miTurn left onto Ashcroft Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.8 miReach Hobart Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
  25. 1.4 miBear left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
  29. 450 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old City Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.4 miSharp left onto Dam Road, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tupelo Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.6″ 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°64°
Thu 90°70° 36%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°68° 32%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~165 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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