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Beaver Brook Association

Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Cow Lane, 10 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Cow Lane, 10 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near West Hollis, NH. The route reaches Self Guided Nature Viewpoint. It climbs 352 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 413 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72229, -71.60531
Nearest town West Hollis, NH
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Self Guided Nature Viewpoint–Cow Lane, 10 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 247–412 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftBear left onto Sassafras Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Cow Lane, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Teepee Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miBear right onto French Meadow Cutoff, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Nichols Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dan Smith Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftSharp right onto Pete Smith Trail, heading N.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading N.
  23. 500 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Self Guided Nature Trail, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftPass Self Guided Nature Viewpoint.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cow Lane, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Sassafras Trail, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/self-guided-nature-viewpoint-cow-lane-out-back-10-sights-20de

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (2.9″ 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 83°62°
Thu 90°70° 34%
Fri 95°71° 31%
Sat 93°68° 33%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 92°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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