Cow Lane–Dan Smith Road, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Cow Lane–Dan Smith Road, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. It climbs 258 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 348 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72838, -71.62819
Nearest town West Hollis, NH
Directions
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Cow Lane–Dan Smith Road, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 249–349 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association
Trailhead: 42.72838, -71.62819
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dan Smith Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Teepee Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cow Lane, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Shoen Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Teepee Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dan Smith Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
1% gravel99% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2″ yesterday (3.3″ 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°64°
Thu
90°70°
35%
Fri
95°71°
31%
Sat
93°69°
33%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
92°71°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Coreys Hill–Hobart Hill, 4 summits 3.8 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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