Gulf Brook Conservation Area

Mention's Pond via Jeff Smith Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 53 min

Mention's Pond via Jeff Smith Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Gulf Brook Conservation Area near West Hollis, NH. The route reaches Mention's Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi220 – 289 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.70395, -71.63357
Nearest town West Hollis, NH

Directions

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Mention's Pond via Jeff Smith Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 53 min

Elevation 221–287 ft

Out & Back · Gulf Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.70395, -71.63357

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto JST2Lawrence, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Mention's Pond.
  6. 0.2 miReach Mention's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

51% dirt12% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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