AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Townsend State Forest

Fessenden Hill Road

5 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Fessenden Hill Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Townsend State Forest near South Brookline, NH. It climbs 324 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 502 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70554, -71.68296
Nearest town South Brookline, NH
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Fessenden Hill Road

5 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 325–501 ft

Out & Back · Townsend State Forest

Trailhead: 42.70554, -71.68296

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Fessenden Hill Road, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Fessenden Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fessenden-hill-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
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 84°63°
Thu 90°70° 37%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°73°

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