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Beaver Brook Association

Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. The route reaches Self Guided Nature Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 348 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72838, -71.62819
Nearest town West Hollis, NH
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Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Dan Smith Road, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 249–349 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association

Trailhead: 42.72838, -71.62819

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Dan Smith Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftReach Self Guided Nature Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading S.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Dan Smith Road, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/self-guided-nature-viewpoint-beaver-brook-association-viewpoint-out-back-6-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2″ yesterday (3.3″ 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 84°64°
Thu 90°70° 35%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°69° 33%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 92°71°

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