Nashua Fly Casters Pond–Development Trail, 5 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Nashua Fly Casters Pond–Development Trail, 5 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Southwest Park near Hollis Depot, NH. The route reaches Nashua Fly Casters Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nashua Fly Casters Pond–Development Trail, 5 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Elevation 187–249 ft
Out & Back · Southwest Park
Trailhead: Stargazer · 42.70771, -71.51963
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Terrell Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Stargazer, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Terrell Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Stargazer, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Terrell Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Swamp Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yudicky Farm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Inchworm, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Development Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Nashua Fly Casters Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salamander, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Nashua Fly Casters Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Development Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Inchworm, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Yudicky Farm Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Swamp Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Terrell Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Stargazer, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Terrell Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Stargazer, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Terrell Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 15 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Stargazer Trailhead
- Beaver Trail–Development Trail, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area–Nashua Fly Casters Pond, 8 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wright-Nashua River Lot–City of Nashua Land, 7 sights 4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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