West Hill & Squannacook River Reservoir via Fessenden Hill Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 3 hr 14 min
West Hill & Squannacook River Reservoir via Fessenden Hill Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Townsend State Forest near South Brookline, NH. The route passes West Hill before reaching Squannacook River Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 587 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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West Hill & Squannacook River Reservoir via Fessenden Hill Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 283–600 ft
Out & Back · Townsend State Forest
Trailhead: 42.70661, -71.68715
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:42 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Fessenden Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass West Hill.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftPass Squannacook River Reservoir.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach West Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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