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Hobart Hill–Proctor Hill, 14 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near Brookline, NH. The route passes Pout Pond, Shattuck Lot, Beaver Brook Association Viewpoint and 6 more. It climbs 659 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 509 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72859, -71.65109
Nearest town Brookline, NH

Directions

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Hobart Hill–Proctor Hill, 14 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 246–507 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association

Trailhead: 42.72859, -71.65109

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Pout Pond.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miPass Shattuck Lot.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Tupelo Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wood Duck Pond Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right onto French Meadow Loop, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miPass Beaver Brook Association Viewpoint.
  14. 100 ftReach Hobart Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miPass Open Space.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Shoen Road, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Brook Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shoen Road, heading NE.
  20. 450 ftSharp left onto Dan Smith Road, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miPass Proctor Hill.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Shoen Road, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old City Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miPass Beaver Brook Association Pond.
  26. 0.5 miPass Overlook.
  27. 50 ftPass The Falls.
  28. 250 ftBear right onto Tupelo Trail, heading N.
  29. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miPass Hobart Hill.
  32. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  36. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

1% gravel99% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.2″ 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 91°71° 35%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°69° 33%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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