Ben Farnsworth Road & Russell Hill Loop Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Ben Farnsworth Road & Russell Hill Loop Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near West Brookline, NH. It climbs 574 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ben Farnsworth Road & Russell Hill Loop Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 318–735 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.72569, -71.70089
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 56°F / low 46° · precip 54% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Russell Hill Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Ben Farnsworth Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Russell Hill Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Russell Hill Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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