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To start at the Tilton end, you can park in 93 ea er t en C y t ommuni C hompson T y e appl T are available at the kiosk in the parking area. 43.459339 Longitude: -71.562393 Longitude: 43.459339 Latitude: 5 2 r 1 7 12 Mill Rd. Area fm 94.1 ix M stores. in not but leash, a on allowed are Piney Point Nature Trail, Franklin Falls Dam, US Army Corps 2 Three Rivers Three Franklin Dogs open. are stores when available are Bathrooms weather. inclement in do can you walk a is This ssociation A rail T er v i R ee k innipesau W of Engineers; 1½-mile round trip from parking lot Located to the left of Franklin Falls Flood Control Dam, the Piney Point Nature Trail is marked with yellow blazes. It loops around 19 Exit 6 Tanger Outlet Center • ⁄10 mile around Northern Rail Trail • 46 miles one way; 92 miles round trip fronts. store the along sidewalk the follow and shops the of end one at Start lot. parking mall the in er t en C e r a C amily F irst F Health 6 E10xplore th is beautiful trail hard-packed trail, with 10.3 miles completed in 2010 connecting the Franklin-Danbury section of the Greater The Tanger Outlet Center is located just off Interstate 93, exit 20 on Route 3 North. Parking is available available is Parking North. 3 Route on 20 exit 93, Interstate off just located is Center Outlet Tanger The Falls Dam and then follows the outside edge of the parking lot back to the other side. If you stick under the canopy of the trail with the Danbury-Lebanon section creating a continuous 46 mile trail built by the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail (FNRT) in 6. 2 4 13 Outlet Center; 4/10 mile mile 4/10 Center; Outlet 10 Tanger y t oun C imack rr e M of T R FN sidewalk alongside the shops—it cuts the length of your route to ⁄ of a mile, one way. Parking is available in the Merrimack and Grafton County. S Legend hamall parking lot. Bathrooms are available when stores are open. Dogs are allowed on leash, but not in stores. w 3 H Access to the trail: ill W eation r ec R and ks r a P lin k ran F R 11 o A a e 9 Heritage Trail d e k Area Recreation s Potter Place Rail Road Station. R Memorial Memorial e r GHealthca R L 2 Connector Trail o 1 • (Andover) at the Blackwater Park on Lawrence St. or in East Andover at the Highland Lake Inn* on 32 Maple St. Sanbornton a Franklin Heritage Trail, Franklin Falls Dam, US Army Corps Northfield 7 Franklin d Veteran’s 3 Town Winnisquam High School Track Northfield ganizations: r of Engineers; 2 miles one way, 4 miles round trip 7 o 7 Open Water Park 1 ¼ mile once around—4 times around = 1 mile To 0 Located to the right of Franklin Falls Dam (look for Heritage Trail marker), the Heritage Trail is marked with yellow blazes. Terrain The Highland Lake Inn in East Andover, on Maple St., serves as a welcome center for the Rail Trail. Use of toilet facilities, parking 14 Park at high school; track is behind school. Dogs are not allowed. 3 43.428303 Longitude: -71.530907 -71.530907 Longitude: 43.428303 Latitude: partner partner following the includes 6 Unimproved Road and trail information are free services provided by the center. 1 pine and mixed forest with views of Mt. Kearsarge and the river. Trail ends at Salmon Brook Bridge at Giles Pond. e Guid allowed. are Dogs habitats. wildlife 5 1 Collaboration Living Active Main Road Eating Tilton Bristol Multi-Use Path Tilton 3 1.58 mile paved path connecting downtown Bristol to Newfound Lake. Park and enter directly across from 1 Several signs are located along the way pointing out hemlock stands, wetland sites, and several several and sites, wetland stands, hemlock out pointing way the along located are signs Several Healthy Healthy (CCNTR) Rivers win T Wetland Old Mill Properties on Route 3A. the o Gaza T Pond. Knowles along and woods the through runs that path dirt a is trail This kiosk. the at available of of twork e N Community Caring A 4 1 Parking 20 Exit eater Franklin A Knowles Pond Road. Take a right on Rand Road. Parking is on the right at trail head with trail guides guides trail with head trail at right the on is Parking Road. Rand on right a Take Road. Pond Knowles r 1 1 Healthy Eating Active Living Active Eating Healthy 8 Shaw Cove Trail, US Army Webster 1 6 Ragged Mountain Maple St. Dyer’ on straight continue and Road Fiske on right Bear Road. Shaker onto right turn and 140 Route Take 4 SRK T Lake Corps of Engineers, 6 miles round trip Welcome Center Trail & s Cr PG Northern Rail Trail walks longer make combined mile) (>1 trails 11 NH Heal Hiking T 7 rail up 12 Take Route 127 to Prescott Road, then take a left onto Weeks Road. The Sanbornton Transfer Station will be on your left. Park Maple Str Rail Trail Rail Highland ossing Trail Rail eet Chance Pond Bk and walk in a wooded setting along this Class 6 dirt road to the boat launch. Enjoy white cedar trees as you take in the fresh Lake 5. rail Northern Northern Franklin Northern To Danbur P 11 short Several Area; Conservation Pond Knowles air. Cross over Weeks Brook Bridge. From the trail entrance to the boat launch is 0.8 mile. Continue on the road by foot or bicycle yy-LebanonGiles 11 To Andover To 3 To Franklin Andover To 4 Á Pond et Proctor tre approximately 2.2 miles from Weeks Brook Bridge. 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