Proctor Hill–Beaver Brook Association Pond, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near Hollis, NH. The route passes Proctor Hill before reaching Beaver Brook Association Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 255 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Proctor Hill–Beaver Brook Association Pond, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 253–436 ft
Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association
Trailhead: Brown Lane Trail · 42.73171, -71.60585
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 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.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Shoen Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Proctor Hill.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old City Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Proctor Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Brook Association Pond.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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