Proctor Hill–Elkins Road Trail, 4 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Proctor Hill–Elkins Road Trail, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. The route reaches Proctor Hill at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 385 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Proctor Hill–Elkins Road Trail, 4 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 253–432 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.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Shoen Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Proctor Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Teepee Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cow Lane, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sassafras Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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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
- Beaver Brook Association Viewpoint–Dan Smith Road, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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