Southwest Park

Beaver Trail–Development Trail, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Beaver Trail–Development Trail, 4 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Southwest Park near Hollis Depot, NH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 236 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Development Trail 42.70878, -71.51898
Nearest town Hollis Depot, NH

Directions

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Beaver Trail–Development Trail, 4 sights

1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min

Elevation 174–236 ft

Out & Back · Southwest Park

Trailhead: Development Trail · 42.70878, -71.51898

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Development Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Terrell Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Swamp Loop, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Wormhole, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Beaver Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Development Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Wormhole, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Swamp Loop, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terrell Trail, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Dot Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Development Trail, heading S.
  24. 350 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

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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