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Pratt Mountain–Binney Hill Road, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve near Smithville, NH. The route reaches Pratt Mountain at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,217 – 1,772 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Binney Hill Road 42.72689, -71.89909
Nearest town Smithville, NH

Directions

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Pratt Mountain–Binney Hill Road, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,218–1,773 ft

Out & Back · Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve

Trailhead: Binney Hill Road · 42.72689, -71.89909

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Binney Hill Road, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Wapack Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miReach Pratt Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Binney Hill Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 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

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 85°65° 50%
Fri 90°67° 33%
Sat 88°68° 34%
Sun 91°67°
Mon 90°67° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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