Open Space–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Open Space–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near Hollis, NH. The route reaches Open Space. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Open Space–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 246–349 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association
Trailhead: Brown Lane Trail · 42.73171, -71.60585
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dan Smith Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Open Space.
- 0.5 miReach Open Space, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Shoen Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dan Smith Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Brown Lane Trail Trailhead
- Elkins Road Trail–French Meadow Cutoff, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Coreys Hill–Hobart Hill, 10 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- Proctor Hill–Beaver Brook Association Pond, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 255 ft
- Howe Meadow Trail–Kibby Howe Connector, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Dan Smith Road–Eastman Meadow Trail, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 253 ft
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