Elkins Road Trail–Nichols Trail, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elkins Road Trail–Nichols Trail, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. It climbs 358 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elkins Road Trail–Nichols Trail, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 249–398 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association
Trailhead: Cow Lane · 42.72376, -71.60676
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cow Lane, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Teepee Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nichols Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Teepee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Teepee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cow Lane, heading S.
- 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 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Cow Lane Trailhead
- Big Tree Trail–Dan Smith Road, 6 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Proctor Hill–Elkins Road Trail, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Eastman Meadow Trail–Elkins Road Trail, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Ashcroft Trail–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Cow Lane, 10 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Beaver Brook Association Viewpoint–Dan Smith Road, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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