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Beaver Brook Association

Elkins Road Trail–French Meadow Cutoff, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elkins Road Trail–French Meadow Cutoff, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Beaver Brook Association near Hollis, NH. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 397 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brown Lane Trail 42.73171, -71.60585
Nearest town Hollis, NH
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Elkins Road Trail–French Meadow Cutoff, 3 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 249–398 ft

Out & Back · Beaver Brook Association

Trailhead: Brown Lane Trail · 42.73171, -71.60585

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Brown Lane Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Elkins Road Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Nichols Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto French Meadow Cutoff, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miReach Elkins Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Nichols Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jason's Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eastman Meadow Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Elkins Road Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Beaver Brook Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Brown Lane Trail, heading E.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/self-guided-nature-viewpoint-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (3.6″ 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°63°
Thu 89°68° 34%
Fri 95°71° 30%
Sat 92°71° 34%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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