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Stevens Pond & Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Stevens Pond & Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Hampshire Road, NH. The route passes Spicket River Reservoir before reaching Stevens Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 121 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Salem Bike-Ped Corridor 42.74222, -71.20084
Nearest town Hampshire Road, NH
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Stevens Pond & Spicket River Reservoir via Methuen Rail Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 69–121 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

  1. Start on Salem Bike-Ped Corridor, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Methuen Rail Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miPass Spicket River Reservoir.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftReach Stevens Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 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/stevens-pond-stevens-pond-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

89% paved2% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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 8:35 PM — 0 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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