Welcome to Newbury’s TRAIL DESCRIPTIONS FOR NEWBURY HIKING TRAILS Hiking Trails Newbury Andrew Brook and Solitude Trails trailhead is limited; find alternate parking in the caboose parking strip along NH-103. Newbury has been endowed with some of the most Take NH-103 south of Newbury Harbor to beautiful clean streams and lakes in New England; Mountain Rd, turn right 1.2 miles to trailhead Climb the Newbury Trail (orange blazes) 0.5 they and our mountains and slopes are being Conservation parking on side of road. Follow blue blazes for mi to the Eagle’s Nest spur, marked by a small protected through the hard work and planning of 2.0 miles climb to Lake Solitude. Trail starts stone cairn and red blazes to the right. It is a many people. on private land, crosses Andrew Brook, then level 0.2 mi leading to open ledge above the Commission enters NH State Park at 0.2 mi. Look left for lake and Newbury Harbor. Higher up, the Please help the Newbury Conservation Commission Park sign-in box on large tree as trail moves Newbury Trail meets the Rim Trail at 0.5 mile, preserve these resources as you enjoy our trails by steeply uphill and again crosses the brook. and at 2.5 mi joins the Monadnock-Sunapee observing the following hiking rules: Arriving at Lake Solitude you can continue Greenway above Lake Solitude. From there to right, around north edge of the lake, to junction the summit is another 1.0 mile. - Respect the rights of landowners of private property with Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway (a 50-mile Goshen Trail and property adjacent to the trails. north-south trail) and turn right again uphill to junction with the Newbury Trail (part of Trail access is in Goshen off Brook Road from - Leave all trails and sites as you found them for the SRK Greenway). From there the merged NH Route 103. At mile 2.5 where Brook Road others to enjoy. Greenway trails continue to White Ledges, takes a sharp right, bear left onto a dirt driveway (1550 Brook Rd) that crosses a rail-less wood - Do not litter. Carry out what you carry in. overlooking the lake with grand views south, and then follow the Solitude Trail to the ski bridge to reach trailhead parking. The blue summit and Lodge. blazed trail follows an old road formerly used to access buildings on the summit. Summit and Province Trails At mile 2.3 it connects to the Solitude Trail and For the moderate 2.4 mi Summit Trail hike, SRK Greenway just below the summit. This park at the ski resort parking lot and walk trail is maintained by the Monadnock-Sunapee thru the service road next to the Handicapped Greenway Trail Club. (See below for more.) Skiers building. Then turn right to a red-blazed Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail Hiking Trails trail over a foot bridge. From there it joins the SRK Greenway in 0.5 mile at the Province Trail This trail runs 48 miles from summit to in junction. (See map for Province Trail access in summit, in Jaffrey to Goshen.) At the summit a moderate 1.0 mile Mount Sunapee. From Lake Solitude it is a walk on the Solitude Trail leads to the White difficult 8 miles farther south on the white- Newbury, Ledges overlooking Lake Solitude. blazed MS Greenway to , This map will be revised and updated occasionally. Newbury Trail and Eagles Nest or only to Lucia’s Lookout 2.9 miles south Please send additions and corrections to: of Lake Solitude. The ridge-line ledge of From Newbury Harbor take NH-103 west spruce-fir forest and views is outstanding. to the first left (Newbury Heights Road), Newbury Conservation Commission Go to www.msgtc.org for information about then bear right on Lake View Avenue to the P.O. Box 296 $1.00 the trails and shelters.

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updating the trail map and trail information. trail and map trail the updating near the hilltop. Also good views of Mount Mount of views good Also hilltop. the near a birding platform, marsh view, beaver dam dam beaver view, marsh platform, birding a www.forestsociety.org/property/hay-reservation.

Newbury Poor Farm can be seen on the left left the on seen be can Farm Poor Newbury left. A gentle walk of about 1 mile loops around around loops mile 1 about of walk gentle A left. along the lower part of the trail. For more see see more For trail. the of part lower the along for his exemplary dedication and hard work in in work hard and dedication exemplary his for

Brook Wildlife Sanctuary sign and parking on on parking and sign Sanctuary Wildlife Brook and cross-country skiing. Remains of the old old the of Remains skiing. cross-country and and foundations of 19th Century farmsteads farmsteads Century 19th of foundations and like to thank Commissioner Charles Crickman Crickman Charles Commissioner thank to like

go 1.3 miles on Chalk Pond Road to Stoney Stoney to Road Pond Chalk on miles 1.3 go is also suitable for limited mountain bike riding riding bike mountain limited for suitable also is distant mountains beyond. See cellar holes holes cellar See beyond. mountains distant The Newbury Conservation Commision would would Commision Conservation Newbury The

– From NH Route 103A, 103A, Route NH From – Trail View Marsh hilltop on a snowmobile trail (a Class VI road) VI Class (a trail snowmobile a on hilltop summit, overlooking lower and and Sunapee Lake lower overlooking summit,

mile from Sutton Road. An easy climb to the the to climb easy An Road. Sutton from mile trip that gradually ascends to a nice picnic spot spot picnic nice a to ascends gradually that trip

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Access is from Gillingham Drive about 0.4 0.4 about Drive Gillingham from is Access

Fells parking lot. A moderate 2-mile round- 2-mile moderate A lot. parking Fells

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picnic areas, brook-side trails and foot bridge, bridge, foot and trails brook-side areas, picnic

land directly across NH Route 103A from The The from 103A Route NH across directly land

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Road for 0.6 mile to reach the hiking trails in in trails hiking the reach to mile 0.6 for Road

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begins on Forest Society Society Forest on begins Trail Hill Sunset The

end of SRKG Trail 14. Or turn left at Old Post Post Old at left turn Or 14. Trail SRKG of end reached via a small-scale covered bridge. covered small-scale a via reached

cascading Andrew Brook for all of its length. length. its of all for Brook Andrew cascading

Main House). Main Route 103 and Newbury Harbor, marking the the marking Harbor, Newbury and 103 Route

the pond, a short distance from the trailhead, trailhead, the from distance short a pond, the

103 and Colburn Farm Road, it straddles the the straddles it Road, Farm Colburn and 103

& Guide & available at the parking lot kiosk and and kiosk lot parking the at available Old Post Road. Turn right for 0.7 mile to NH NH to mile 0.7 for right Turn Road. Post Old Picnicking and fishing are encouraged around around encouraged are fishing and Picnicking

on a strip of forested land between Route Route between land forested of strip a on

The Fells Map Map Fells The Sunapee and Minute Island. (See (See Island. Minute and Sunapee

right on Old Province Road for 0.8 mile to to mile 0.8 for Road Province Old on right the trailhead kiosk, just beyond the parking area. area. parking the beyond just kiosk, trailhead the

to Newbury by Arthur Larson in 1989. Located Located 1989. in Larson Arthur by Newbury to

offering an expansive view of northern Lake Lake northern of view expansive an offering

name “Fishersfield”.) The SRKG trail continues continues trail SRKG The “Fishersfield”.) name historic features. Detailed maps are available at at available are maps Detailed features. historic

An undeveloped 2.5 acre park on land donated donated land on park acre 2.5 undeveloped An

well as the Lake Loop Trail, a 0.5 mile walk walk mile 0.5 a Trail, Loop Lake the as well when up to 1837 the town was known by the the by known was town the 1837 to up when and interpretive guides identify natural and and natural identify guides interpretive and

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access to the Hay Main House and gardens, as as gardens, and House Main Hay the to access Newbury’s original 1791 town meeting house, house, meeting town 1791 original Newbury’s areas of this original 1807 sheep farm. Signage Signage farm. sheep 1807 original this of areas

grounds incurs the admission fee, but includes includes but fee, admission the incurs grounds the corner after the cemetery lies the location of of location the lies cemetery the after corner the It follows the farmstead remnants and pasture pasture and remnants farmstead the follows It Library.

boundary sign. Continuing on to Fells The to on Continuing sign. boundary Road, near the Red House Road intersection. (At (At intersection. Road House Red the near Road, Farmstead Trail Farmstead , are more gentle. gentle. more are , the as such is available at bookstores and the Newbury Newbury the and bookstores at available is

mile into the trail you reach the NWR/Fells NWR/Fells the reach you trail the into mile mile passing Bly Hill Cemetery to Old Province Province Old to Cemetery Hill Bly passing mile hundred feet up the rearward slopes. Others, Others, slopes. rearward the up feet hundred of its 14 sections of hiking trails trails hiking of sections 14 its of Guide Trail

shore through dense towering forest. About 1 1 About forest. towering dense through shore

Continue left (southerly) along Bartlett Road 0.3 0.3 Road Bartlett along (southerly) left Continue the stone walls around the park and rises several several rises and park the around walls stone the SRKG SRKG detailed A www.srkg.org. at found be

Road. Trail leads southwest to Lake Sunapee Sunapee Lake to southwest leads Trail Road.

steps and descend to a Class VI road (Bartlett). (Bartlett). road VI Class a to descend and steps Boundary Trail Boundary , the longest at 2 miles, follows follows miles, 2 at longest the , Fishersfield Trail Fishersfield . Further information can can information Further . the as

Forest Ecology Trail Ecology Forest after a left jog on the Woods Woods the on jog left a after

driveway. Turn right for about 40 ft to stone stone to ft 40 about for right Turn driveway. and difficulty, from easy to challenging. The The challenging. to easy from difficulty, and in the Chalk Pond area, and is described herein herein described is and area, Pond Chalk the in

of the entrance kiosk, which intersects the the intersects which kiosk, entrance the of

miles it exits the forest onto a long private private long a onto forest the exits it miles land off Old Post Road. Trails vary in length length in vary Trails Road. Post Old off land , re-enters Newbury Newbury re-enters , #14 Trail SRKG section,

Gatehouse Link Trail Link Gatehouse no fee, take the short short the take fee, no left left enclosure (a NH Audubon Sanctuary). At 2.1 2.1 At Sanctuary). Audubon NH (a enclosure

5 miles, wind through 80 acres of forested forested of acres 80 through wind miles, 5 Road, off Brook Road in Goshen. The last last The Goshen. in Road Brook off Road,

the NWR portion of the trail and return, with with return, and trail the of portion NWR the the left for historic cellar holes and a livestock livestock a and holes cellar historic for left the

eight blazed hiking trails. These trails, totaling totaling trails, These trails. hiking blazed eight its western trailhead at the end of Old Province Province Old of end the at trailhead western its

Main House. For those wishing to hike only only hike to wishing those For House. Main 0.8 mile watch for the short spur trail off to to off trail spur short the for watch mile 0.8 in addition to several ball fields and courts, has has courts, and fields ball several to addition in

town line. It then proceeds about 0.3 mile to to mile 0.3 about proceeds then It line. town

members). The trail begins just beyond the the beyond just begins trail The members). stone walls, glacial rocks and boulders. Near Near boulders. and rocks glacial walls, stone A 94-acre town recreation area, Fishersfield Park, Park, Fishersfield area, recreation town 94-acre A

Trail, before leaving Newbury at the Goshen Goshen the at Newbury leaving before Trail,

House and gardens (admission fee for non- for fee (admission gardens and House Hills through dense forest, passing many old old many passing forest, dense through Hills

Fishersfield Park Trails Park Fishersfield connecting to the upper part of the Summit Summit the of part upper the to connecting

the right of the kiosk 0.25 mile to the Main Main the to mile 0.25 kiosk the of right the mile. Trail follows east side of Sunset and Bly Bly and Sunset of side east follows Trail mile.

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good for snowshoeing. for good

this historic setting, take The Fells driveway to to driveway Fells The take setting, historic this up a hill to the old SRKG trailhead sign at 0.25 0.25 at sign trailhead SRKG old the to hill a up

, as described in this guide as as guide this in described as , #1 Trail SRKG as

into hardwood forest, beside a ravine. Especially Especially ravine. a beside forest, hardwood into

entrance kiosk. To gain the full experience of of experience full the gain To kiosk. entrance

mile to the trailhead footpath on right, heading heading right, on footpath trailhead the to mile

trail network. It begins near Newbury Harbor Harbor Newbury near begins It network. trail

Park on left at NH Audubon sign. Trail climbs climbs Trail sign. Audubon NH at left on Park

interpretive trail guide/map is available at the the at available is guide/map trail interpretive

end, and park in the cul-de-sac. Walk back 0.1 0.1 back Walk cul-de-sac. the in park and end,

Newbury hosts 11.3 miles of the 75-mile SRKG SRKG 75-mile the of miles 11.3 hosts Newbury

parking, or 2.2 miles from NH Route 103A. 103A. Route NH from miles 2.2 or parking,

The Fells parking lot off NH Route 103A. An An 103A. Route NH off lot parking Fells The 103A. Then next right onto Skytop Drive to the the to Drive Skytop onto right next Then 103A.

– 0.9 mile beyond Marsh View View Marsh beyond mile 0.9 – Trail Hill Beech

Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge primarily on NWR property, is accessed from from accessed is property, NWR on primarily right onto Gerald Drive, 1.2 miles from Route Route from miles 1.2 Drive, Gerald onto right

, located located , Trail Ecology Forest Hay John The Pond Road near the west end of the pond. Turn Turn pond. the of end west the near Road Pond

the Newbury/Sutton town line. town Newbury/Sutton the trail can be very wet, especially in the spring. the in especially wet, very be can trail

The northern trailhead is reached from Chalk Chalk from reached is trailhead northern The

continues down the hill to Sutton Road near near Road Sutton to hill the down continues The Fells, and Forest Society Trails Society Forest and Fells, The woods, and bear left at the V-junction. Note the the Note V-junction. the at left bear and woods,

Kearsarge and beyond on the right. The trail trail The right. the on beyond and Kearsarge and vernal pools. Follow the old road into the the into road old the Follow pools. vernal and Fishersfield Trail Fishersfield Refuge, Wildlife National Hay John

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