Townsend State Forest

Fessenden Hill Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Fessenden Hill Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Townsend State Forest near South Brookline, NH. It climbs 264 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 469 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.69886, -71.68462
Nearest town South Brookline, NH

Directions

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Fessenden Hill Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 359–470 ft

Out & Back · Townsend State Forest

Trailhead: 42.69886, -71.68462

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Fessenden Hill Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miReach Fessenden Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.6 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

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.7″ 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 83°64°
Thu 90°69° 37%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 33%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 91°73°

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