Proctor Hill–Beaver Brook Association Pond, 11 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. The route passes Proctor Hill and Beaver Brook Association Pond. It climbs 487 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 436 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72229, -71.60531
Nearest town West Hollis, NH
Directions
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Proctor Hill–Beaver Brook Association Pond, 11 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 249–436 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association
Trailhead: 42.72229, -71.60531
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Sassafras Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cow Lane, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Teepee Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Dan Smith Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Proctor Hill.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old City Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Beaver Brook Association Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Dam Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dan Smith Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Pete Smith Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Teepee Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cow Lane, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sassafras Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.9″ 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
83°62°
Thu
90°70°
34%
Fri
95°71°
31%
Sat
93°68°
33%
Sun
94°67°
Mon
92°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ashcroft Trail–Beaver Brook Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Cow Lane, 10 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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