Warwick State Forest

Parker Road & Royalston Road

10 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Parker Road & Royalston Road is a 10-mile out-and-back in Warwick State Forest near Richmond, NH. It climbs 1,072 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 1,184 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sprague Road 42.74287, -72.28759
Nearest town Richmond, NH

Directions

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Parker Road & Royalston Road

10 mi · ▲ 1,072 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 763–1,185 ft

Out & Back · Warwick State Forest

Trailhead: Sprague Road · 42.74287, -72.28759

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Sprague Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left onto Parker Road, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right onto Royalston Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miReach Parker Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Parker Road, heading N.
  15. 1.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sprague Road, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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