Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Noyes Terrace, NH. The route reaches Spicket River Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.9 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
3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 101–131 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Salem Bike-Ped Corridor · 42.74986, -71.20596
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Salem Bike-Ped Corridor, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Methuen Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Spicket River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 7 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 5.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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