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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shoen Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dan Smith Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Self Guided Nature Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dan Smith Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shoen Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jeff Smith Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Eastman Meadow Trail–French Meadow Cutoff, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Ashcroft Trail, 7 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Cow Lane–Dan Smith Road, 6 sights 5 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Dan Smith Road–Elkins Road Trail, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Coreys Hill–Hobart Hill, 4 summits 3.8 mi · ▲ 376 ft
- Tenney Meadow–Dan Smith Road, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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