Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Hampshire Road, NH. The route reaches Spicket River Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 100–121 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Salem Bike-Ped Corridor · 42.74222, -71.20084
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Salem Bike-Ped Corridor, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Methuen Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Spicket River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Salem Bike-Ped Corridor Trailhead
- Stevens Pond & Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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