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Lovewell Pond–Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Lovewell Pond–Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area, 6 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Southwest Park near Hollis Depot, NH. The route passes Nashua Fly Casters Pond and Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area before reaching Lovewell Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 289 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.71271, -71.50842
Nearest town Hollis Depot, NH
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Lovewell Pond–Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area, 6 sights

3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 198–287 ft

Out & Back · Southwest Park

Trailhead: 42.71271, -71.50842

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 539 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Nashua Fly Casters Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Salamander, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Development Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Ermine Loop, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Development Trail, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftSharp left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miPass Lovewell Pond.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Ridge Road, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Twisted Sister Entramce, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach Lovewell Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Ridge Road, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right onto Development Trail, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Ermine Loop, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto Development Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Salamander, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lovewell-pond-lovewell-pond-out-back-5-km-4815

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 539 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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