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Hobart Hill–Proctor Hill, 13 sights is an 8-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 2 more. It climbs 621 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 492 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Hobart Hill–Proctor Hill, 13 sights

8 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 234–491 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association

Trailhead: Cider Mill Trail · 42.72161, -71.65110

Weather Aug 4: 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. 150 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dan Smith Road, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wood Duck Pond Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Tupelo Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miPass Hobart Hill.
  20. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% gravel86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:42 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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