Concord Trail System Guidebook & Maps

Concord Conservation Commission **Please note: trails may be re-routed at any time. Always Concord, New Hampshire stay on marked trails and pay attention to signage. Printed: September, 2020

Table of Contents

Table of Contents i Mast Yard State Forest Trails Map 1 A History of Open Space and ii Lehtinen Park & Jim Hill River Walk Trails Map 2 Acknowledgements O’Reilly-Fleetham Trail Map 3 Concord’s Trails and City Lands: A iii Weir Road-Boscawen Town Forest Trails Map 4 Shared Appreciation of Our Legacy Contoocook River Park Trails Map 5 Trail Use Matrix iv Rolfe Park Trails Map 6 Index Map to the Public Trails v Spear’s Park Trails Map 7 Riley Trails Map 8 Carter Hill Orchard Trails Map 9 Sewalls Falls Park Trails Map 10 Morono Park Trails Map 11 Oak Hill Trails Map 12 Merrill Park Trail Map 13 Society for the Protection of NH Forests Trails Map 14 Batchelder Mill Road Trails Map 15 East Sugar Ball Road Trail Map 16 Turkey River White Farm Trails Map 17 Upton-Morgan State Forest Interpretive Trails Map 18 Healy and Terrill Park Trails Map 19 East Concord Heritage Trail Map 20 Winant Park Trails Map 21 Dimond Hill Farm Trails Map 22 Walker’s Reserve Trails Map 23 Silk Farm Audubon Center and Wildlife Sanctuary Trails Map 24 Marjory Swope Park Map 25 West End Farm Trail (WEFT) Map 26 Merrimack River Greenway Trail Map 27 WEFT, Swope Park, and Carter Hill Connector Trails Map 28 Russell F. Martin Park Trails Map 29 Broken Ground Trails Map 30 Swope Park to Winant Park Connector Trail Map 31

A History of Open Space and Trails in Concord, New Hampshire

In 1971, when the ordinance establishing the Concord Conservation Commission was created, the City Council specified that: “The commission shall prepare, adopt, and from time to time, review and amend a conservation and open space plan that is generally consistent with the land use plan for the City of Concord, and shall submit said plan to the Planning Board for consideration as part of the comprehensive plan for the City of Concord. In the preparation of said plan, the Commission shall also obtain information pertinent to the proper utilization of open areas in the City, including lands owned by the City and by the State. The Commission shall make recommendations for the better promotion, development or utilization of natural resources and open areas of the City and shall, inasmuch as possible, base its plan and related programs on the concept of multiple uses of natural resources and open space. In 1993, the Conservation Commission adopted the Endowment for the 21st Century, Conservation and Open Space Plan. The document was subsequently adopted by the Planning Board as an element of the City’s Master Plan Year 2010 Update.

Since its establishment, the Concord Conservation Commission has acquired about 6,000 acres of principally open space land for forestry, recreation, and watershed protection. The City harvests some timber from the open space land for financial gain, creating wildlife habitat and opening up land for hiking and cross-country skiing. In 1986, a professional forest consultant was hired to assist the Conservation Commission manage its multiple uses of the land. Many of the trails that have been created are a result of skidder trails from logging operations. The related parking areas once were “log yards” for temporary storage of logs prior to trucking them to market. All funding for the management of these forest lands comes from the income received from timber, cordwood, and biomass sales.

Acknowledgements

This is the eighth edition of the Concord Trail System Guidebook. New trails have been added and improvements have been made to existing trails. A volunteer Trails Subcommittee of the Conservation Commission facilitated the updating process in cooperation with the Planning Division. The Trails Subcommittee meets on a monthly basis and consists of volunteers who oversee the maintenance of the trails, reports trail related concerns to the City, and constructs and blazes new trails. The Conservation Commission and Trails Subcommittee hopes the guidebook encourages people to develop an appreciation of open space lands and our rivers, and provides opportunities for recreation, health and fitness, and socialization.

We are pleased to extend our appreciation to the private landowners, St. Paul’s School, the NH Fish and Game Department, NH Audubon Society, Society for the Protection of NH Forests, and to the NH Division of Forests and Lands for generously permitting Concord to incorporate their trails into our Trail System. We also acknowledge current and previous volunteers who have spent countless hours selflessly committed to complete the work on this trail system. They deserve a large public thank you!

For the production of the maps, the City utilized GIS data and located all of trails using GPS to ensure their accurate depiction. The base data consists of US Geological Survey (USGS), City’s transportation and parcel data, hydrology, and topo information. ii

Concord’s Trails and City Lands

The Conservation Commission and Trails Subcommittee hope you enjoy your hikes, and that you appreciate the many volunteer hours involved in designing, constructing, and maintaining the trails. Maintenance of the trails after they are constructed is primarily accomplished by volunteers. We appoint volunteer trail stewards for each trail, whose duties are to occasionally check the trails and to advise the City when work is needed.

In order to preserve our conservation land, please note that per the City Ordinance, the following are prohibited on City lands and trails:

Motorized wheeled vehicles Camping without permission Fires Littering (including failing to pick up after your pet)

In addition, to ensure that the trails remain in their natural state and open to the public, please note the following guidelines:

Please stay on the marked trails Please do not disturb the plants and wildlife Please respect the private property that surrounds the trails

As you walk along the trails, please help the volunteers by carrying out everything that you bring in. If you see any rubbish along the trail, please pick it up and take it out. Thank you for helping keep your trails clean.

Some hiking trails will be periodically used for the City’s timber harvesting program and will not be available for public use during those times.

Make sure you are properly equipped and prepared for country hiking. Some of our trails are long, rough, or steep and not are suited for novice hikers or cross-country skiers. Be sure to read the trail descriptions, view the topographic contours of the maps, and follow the trail blazes. Thank you for your cooperation, and happy hiking!

If you would like to adopt and help maintain a favorite trail or if you have any comments or would like to report a problem with a trail, please call the Conservation Commission, at the Concord Planning Department, at 225-8515.

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**NOTE: Trails may be re-routed at any time. Always stick to marked trails only, and pay attention to signage.

Index Map C a n t e r b u r y Concord Public Trails ¶ B o s c a w e n Concord !y Map 8 Conservation Commission Map 7 !y L o u d o n 41 Green St Map 4 Concord, NH Map 6 (603) 225-8515

!y Map 10 W e b s t e r Map 12 Map Trail System !y 1 Mast Yard State Forest Trails Map 5 2 Lehtinen Park Trails/Jim Hill River Walk 3 O'Reilly-Fleetham Trails Map 3 !y !y 4 Weir Road-Boscawen Town Forest Trails 93 Map 11 ¨¦§ 5 Contoocook River Park Trails Map 2 Map 30 6 Rolfe Park Trails Map 15 7 Spear's Park Trails 8 Riley Trails 9 Carter Hill Orchard Trails Map 20 393 Map 1 Map 9 ¨¦§ 10 Sewalls Falls Park Trails !y 11 Morono Park Trails Map 14 Map 13 12 Oak Hill Trails Map 28 !y Map 16 13 Merrill Park Trail Map 23 14 Society for the Protection of NH Forests 15 Batchelder Mill Road Trails Map 21 16 East Sugarball Road Trail !y Map 26 17 Turkey River/White Farm Winter Trails Map 27 18 Upton-Morgan State Forest Trails

19 Healy and Terrill Park Trails Map 19 Map 22 Map 25 Map 31 20 East Concord Heritage Trails 21 Winant Park Trails H o p k i n t o n Map 17 22 Dimond Hill Farm Trails Map 24 P e m b r o k e 23 Walker's Reserve Trails 24 Silk Farm Audubon Center 89 25 Marjory Swope Park ¨¦§ 26 West End Farm Trail 27 Merrimack River Greenway Trail Map 29 28 Swope & Carter Hill ConnectorTrails Map 18 29 Russell Martin Park Trails 30 Broken Ground Trails 31 Swope to Winant Connector Trail B o w !y Boat Launch 0 0.5 1 2 Miles Mast Yard State Forest Trails Map 1 Access to the trails: From Carter Hill Road, take Broad Cove Drive to its junction with West Parish Road or connect Concord Trail System directly to West Parish Road off of Carter Hill Road. Turn right onto West Parish Road. About 1000 feet down from the intersection with Broad Cove Drive, there is an opening on the right and Mast Yard State a small area to park your car. Step over the large log to begin your walk. Forest Trails

The trails: Hiking travel time: about 2 hours Distance: about 5 miles total

Level of Difficulty: Easy with very few changes in elevation

The Mast Yard trail on the Concord side is a loop starting at the northwest corner of the parking lot, taking the left fork after crossing Dolf Brook, turning right onto the old railroad bed, right again at the power lines and returning over Dolf Brook. A total of about five miles, the trails also travel into Hopkinton and are flat and excellent for hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing with children. The NH Heroes Recreational Crossing bridges the Contoocook River and connects the Mast Yard State Forest with Lehtinen Park (See Map 2).

History: According to Bouton’s History of Concord, in the Concord Conservation Commission early 1800’s this area was famous for supplying 225-8515 trees, two to three feet in diameter, that were used as masts for “His Majesty’s Royal Ships” and later as masts for various other vessels built on the seacoast. The best masts were from the northwesterly side of Horse Hill. The trees were “drawn” to the Contoocook River to an area now called the “Mast Yard”; then floated down to the New Hampshire Department of Merrimack River. Larger logs were drawn by 52 Resources and Economic teams of oxen (104 animals) along Borough Road Development to the sandbanks below Sewalls Falls and there “thrown” into the Merrimack River and floated to Division of Forest and Lands the coast. Forest Management Bureau NH DRED (603) 271-2214 271-2214

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The second access is off Horse Hill Road. From Jim Hill River Runnells Road, continue on Horse Hill Road for about a mile. At the top of a small hill is a sharp Walk Trails turn. The Lehtinen monument is on the left. Park in the small area near the monument.

The trails: Hiking travel time: about 1.5 hours Distance: about 3 miles total Level of Difficulty: Easy, some changes in elevation

Some of these trails follow along the Contoocook River. The trails pass near areas where the Contoocook River floods during the spring. Parts of the trail follow old railroad. This area is full of wildlife; bears have been frequently seen in this area. The NH Heroes Recreational Crossing connects these trails with the Mast Yard State Forest (See Map 1).

History: According to Bouton’s History of Concord, in the early 1800’s this area was famous for trees that supplied masts for “ His Majesty’s Royal Ships” and later masts for various other vessels built on the seacoast. The best masts were from the northwesterly side of Horsehill. The trees were “drawn” to the Contoocook River to an area now called the “Mast Yard”, then floated down to the Merrimack River. Larger logs were drawn by 52 teams of oxen along Borough Road to the sandbanks below Sewalls Falls and there “thrown” into the Merrimack River and floated to the coast. The mast trees are described as being two to three feet in diameter. Most of this lot was once used for agriculture, including pasture and cornfields.

Lehtinen Park was named in honor of Gustaf Lehtinen, who was the City of Concord’s first Concord Conservation Commission 225-8515 Planning Director, from 1936 to January 1976. Concord Conservation Commission 420 RD WARNER 400 440 !j HORSE HILL RD Lehtinen Park & ¶ ú Jim Hill River Walk 380 NH Heroes Recreational Crossing Map 2 Concord Conservation Commission 360 41 Green St Concord, NH OLD RAILROAD BED (603) 225-8515

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C O NC O RD River Walk (Runnells Rd to 360 Trail Horse Hill Rd) 380 2.4 mi, easy 0.45 mi, easy Accessible Trail !y Boat Launch RUNNELLS ROAD ú Bridge Yellow Hiking Trail Hiking Trail 400 !j !] Information 20' Contours 400 !j Parking !] City Boundary Bridge !j !5 Picnic Area Streams 325 ft. ú C Z! Point of Interest Water Bodies POWER LINE CORRIDOR o n t ![ Vista Field o o k Forest Dolf Brook c o o Brush k To make your trip more enjoyable for ú R i v yourself and others who will follow e r you, please observe the following: 360 Z! 360 ! Motorized recreational vehicles are prohibited on City land; ! Do not disturb plants or animals; Locked Gate ! Keep to marked trails; BROAD COVE ROAD ! Respect private property near the trails; ÆI ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean up after your pet; and Picnic Area ! Be equipped for country walking. 0 500 1,000 2,000 Feet!j WEST 380 PAR ISH RD O’Reilly-Fleetham Trail Cross another wooden bridge and walk uphill into another pine grove. The trail bears right Map 3 Access to the trail: along the back of an ancient cemetery. Notice From Penacook, take Washington Street and the tombstones now buried in the roots of the River Road. Turn right across the Contoocook large white pine. Was the tree there when the Concord Trail System River onto Horse Hill Road, travel 0.3 miles to stones were first placed? the parking area on your left. Stroll back to the opening where you left your The trail: car, through a patch of clover, goldenrod, O’Reilly- Hiking travel time: about 1 hour meadowsweet, evening primrose and toadflax. Distance: about ¾ of a mile Level of Difficulty: Easy, occasional changes in History: Fleetham Trail elevation The O’Reilly-Fleetham Trail was cleared and blazed by Shawn Hartford and members of Boy Cross the grassy area southward to an opening Scout Troop # 81, as part of Shawn’s Eagle onto the woods road, with a deep ravine on the Scout project. They also built the informational right. Yellow blazes lead you down the hill. Bear kiosk and the bridges on the trail. left where you will cross over a snowmobile trail which can be used to bypass the trail along the The trail was named for George O’Reilly and Dan river during times of high water. Many varieties Fleetham, long time Scout Masters and mentors of ferns and flowers decorate this path. Bring of Shawn. Both men have been awarded along your plant identification books to enhance Scouting’s Silver Beaver Award. Shawn was your enjoyment. awarded his Eagle Scout Award.

Lush ferns edge an overflow area on your right Bridge abutments in the river and cinders on the and bunchberry plants on the ground lead you path bear witness that parts of this trail are on to a wooden bridge. Notice the snag full of holes the former Concord to Claremont rail bed. For made by pileated woodpeckers looking for 90 years, until 1961, the railroad carried freight insects. The holes shelter small birds and and passengers. Today the trail has tall trees, a animals. A picnic lunch can be enjoyed at the wealth of wildflowers, ferns, birds and riverside tables. views.

Follow the river beneath towering white pines. Don’t trip in the animal holes, probably made by bank beaver. Notice partridgeberry and Canada mayflowers along the way.

Cross a granite footbridge, reportedly weighing 4500 pounds, moved into place by the Boy Scouts, and go up the hill on the cinder path. At the top of the hill, turn left for a lunch break or snack overlooking the river and the steep abutments of the old railroad bridge.

Turn right to continue your walk on the abandoned rail bed. Those small round clumps of moss are called helmet moss by some and there are also star flowers, goldthread and club mosses under foot. Concord Conservation Commission Concord Conservation Commission 225-8515 R

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380 370 ! Respect private property near the trails; ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean up after your pet; and 0 250 500 1,000 ! Be equipped for country walking. Feet Weir Road-Boscawen Town Forest Trails History: The City of Concord, Town of Boscawen, and the The City of Concord bought the land off Weir State of New Hampshire Fish and Game manage Road, where this trail is located, from Carter Hill Map 4 a total of 649 acres for your enjoyment. Associates with open space funds. Previously, the land had belonged to Walter E. Sweatt. Part Access to the trails: of it was probably on the Weir Farm, now part of Concord Trail System From Route 3 in Penacook, take Washington the Boscawen Town Forest. The old stonewalls Street and River Road to Riverhill. Cross the you will walk beside are relics of a time when bridge over the Contoocook River to Horse Hill these woods were clear and were part of an Road and travel uphill to Elm Street. Take a important dairy farm that provided milk to Weir Road - right and drive to Weir Road. Bear left onto Weir southern Boscawen and Penacook. Road to a clearing and park your car. Weir Road Boscawen Town continues but must be traveled on foot. OR To Robert and Hannah Hoit sold the Weir farm to start this walk from Boscawen, take Queen James William John Landrick Weir and his Street off Route 3 in Boscawen. Turn left off sister in June, 1854. It remained in the Weir Forest Trails Queen Street onto Weir Road, which leads you to Family and was fully operational until the late the Boscawen Town Forest and trailhead 1930’s, when John Weir had to give it up for parking. health reasons. The remaining foundation of the farmhouse is an interesting feature of this trail. The trails: Hiking travel time: about 2 hours The Boscawen Town Forest is owned and Distance: about 3 miles total managed by the Town of Boscawen, which began to amass the Town Forest property in the 1930s. From the Concord side, walk straight down the The majority of the forest consists of the 230- grassy, but not driveable road bordered by stone acre former Weir farm and the 180-acre Barnard walls that once edged farmland. You will reach lot. The land was designated as a Town Forest a sign on a tree on your right with a yellow blaze in 1975; and in 1982 the Boscawen and an arrow directing you to turn right (east). Conservation Commission was given permission to manage the forest and established a Town Follow yellow blazes throughout the trail. There Forest Management Fund. is a bridge at the outlet into the marsh, and there are flowers to be noticed and enjoyed in Please abide by the Boscawen Town Forest the spring: wild oats, wintergreen and partridge restrictions as noted on the accompanying map. berry. A marsh appears on your left and you soon reach a pool where the bridge crosses the outlet. Lemna minor, minute green flowers, float on the surface of the pool. Cattails edge the marsh.

The trail continues uphill, past a patch of mayflowers. When you see red paint on the trees you have reached the border of the Boscawen Town Forest. Painted yellow blazes indicate a turn around to return the way you came. OR continue to follow the yellow blazes; the

Boscawen Conservation Commission has blazed Boscawen Conservation Commission Boscawen Conservation through the town forest. Please respect the 796-2615 abutting owners; town forest boundaries are Commission &Concord marked with red blazes. Concord Conservation Commission Conservation Commission 225-8515

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yourself and others who will follow L 540 N 460 you, please observe the following: 1. Please park in designated areas at turn-off near entrance sign. 520 2. This is a day-use area. Æ 440 ! Motorized recreational vehicles are 3. No camping without the permission of the BCC. ] 400 4. No fires without the permission of both the BCC and the Fire Warden. jI prohibited on City land; W 5. This is a carry in, carry out area. Please don't litter. E 380 600 I ! 6. Hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are welcome. R Do not disturb plants or animals; R 420 7. No motorized wheeled vehicles. D ! Keep to marked trails; 8. Snowmobiles on designated trails only. 9. Please return trail guides to the kiosk for re-use by other trail users. ! Respect private property near the trails; 10. Do not remove or damage any structure, plant or natural feature. 11. No cutting of firewood. ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean 12. Trapping and tree stands by permission of the BCC. up after your pet; and 13. Hunting and fishing permitted consistent with state law. 14. Please respect abutting properties - Town Forest boundaries are marked 0 0.1 0.2 ! by red blazes. Be equipped for country walking. Miles Contoocook River Park Trails unmarked short-cut trails that connect the previously mentioned two trails. Map 5 Access to the trails: From the center of Penacook, drive 0.6 miles on Washington Street to Electric Avenue on your History: Concord Trail System right. Take Electric Avenue 0.2 miles to a gate What now looks like just an old dirt road and parking area across the road. through the forest used to hold trolley car tracks. In the woods along the river was the The trails: much-loved Contoocook River Amusement Park. Contoocook Hiking travel time: about 1 hour For twenty cents in 1893, and up until the Distance: about 2 miles 1920’s, you could ride the trolley from downtown Level of Difficulty: Very easy walking, relatively Concord to enjoy swimming, dancing, boating, River Park flat roller-skating, bowling, and even a steamboat ride up the Contoocook River. The park closed Trails Follow the road past the gate for less than a in 1925. minute, watching for a path on the right which runs northwesterly past Canada mayflower and Today the area is still popular with boaters and wintergreen on the ground, through maples, fishermen, but little trace of the park remains. birch, and hemlock trees, down into a boggy If you follow the well-used trail along the banks area passable on a wooden plank bridge. Soon, of the river, into the woods, and beside the you will reach the end of the trail and its hydroelectric canal the shore remains a lovely junction with a path that goes both left and right place to walk, ski, or snowshoe. along the river. Turn left.

You are high above the rapids in the river. Notice a rocky outlook and great cliffs, locally known as “The Palisades,” rising across the river. There are blueberry bushes along the trail. When you reach the road, proceed in the same direction you have been traveling until you arrive at a clearing at the end of the road. To your right, you will view a dam and waterfall on the river.

Follow the road back to your car or extend your walk: east of the clearing at the end of the road, an old road goes into the woods. Follow this road along an old canal. You will reach an opening and an old woods road that goes left along the hydroelectric canal. There are deep blue, closed gentians at the edge of the woods and in the spring, pale blue flag on the water’s edge. The road bears left and soon reaches Electric Avenue a few yards past the parking lot.

OR: East of the circle and a little distance onto the same road from the dam, there’s a fork onto a narrower path on the left. This path makes a loop through a patch of lady’s slippers and ends Concord Conservation Commission on the old trolley track road. Turn right to return to the parking lot. There are also two Concord Conservation Commission 225-8515 F

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The trial begins in Rolfe Park near the swimming Another notable member of the Rolfe family was pool and ends behind the football field at Robert Abial Rolfe, better known as “Red” Rolfe, Merrimack Valley High School (MVHS). Walk the New York Yankees’ all-time great at third east along the tree line on the north edge of the base. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1931 athletic field to the trail sign, turn right and and in the 1950’s became the Director of follow the trail south into the woods. The trail Athletics there. emerges from the woods and follows the fence along the edge of the running track, goes back briefly into the woods and reemerges again in front of a portable maintenance building. The trail continues next to the field hockey field, goes behind the goal posts of practice field 3, enters the woods through a gate and reemerges again to follow along the fence behind the football field. The trail bears left into the woods, goes into and out of a small dip, turns right and comes to a “T” intersection where the cross country running trail diverges left. The trail continues to the right and immediately comes out at the football field and continues behind the bleachers ending at a gate by the restroom/concession stand building. You can return to the start of the trail by retracing your steps or by walking back to Rolfe Park through the parking lots between MVHS and the middle school and the athletic fields Concord Conservation Commission near the track 225-8515

History: Concord Conservation Commission Abial Walker Rolfe donated the land in 1920, “to be used for a Park, Playground, and Athletic Field.” He stated that this donation was “for the moral, physical, and social welfare of all, especially the younger element in the community.”

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The Spear’s Park trails are a series of small loops all moderately flat to moderately hilly terrain. The trail system in Spear’s Park consists of several foot trails, snowmobile trails, and logging roads that connect to the powerline corridor that travels through this area. In general, these trails are easy, except where trails get narrow. They only get narrow for 30 to 40 feet at a time. The major hill is on the powerline tree edge.

As you start on the trail, look for field sparrows and juncos at the entrance near the parking area. Forty feet into the trail is a white mailbox where the trail splits. Many kinds of wildlife and birds are observable in this park. Look along the wood line and see if you can see the brown creeper, woodpeckers, white winged cross bills, or saw-whet owls.

History: Lester Spear, a tree farmer, owned and nourished this property for many years. In 1995, he was named Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year by the Merrimack County Tree Farm Committee. Lester and his wife Yvette were deeply concerned that the farm they loved never be developed. They first gave a conservation easement on the land to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Later, the

Spears gave the land to the City of Concord, in memory of Lester’s parents, to be designated as Concord Conservation Commission Spear’s Park and to be forever open to the public 225-8515 for recreational and educational purposes.

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! 340 Keep to marked trails; 350 350 ! Respect private property near the trails; 370 ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean 300 360 up after your pet; and 0 250 500 1,000 ! Be equipped for country walking. Feet Riley Trails There is evidence throughout the Snap Town Road area of wildlife, including deer, coyote, Map 8 Access to the trails: raccoon, and moose. From East Concord take Shaker Road to Hoit Road. Turn left on Hoit Road. There will be a Concord Trail System clearing on your right, which is an old home site. The trail to the marsh is in front of you. OR From Mountain Road, just follow Hoit Road go past the Marsh and start up the rise. The open Riley Trails area will be on your left. The trail to Snap Town

Road will be on the west side of Hoit Road. There is a handicap accessible trail that leads from the parking area to the viewing platform on Hoit Marsh.

The Hoit Marsh Trail is a relatively easy walk, as is the Snap Town Road trail, which travels through some upland property. Please do not hike on the Snap Town Road past the City’s trail, as the road is now on private property.

The trails: Hoit Marsh Trail: 2 small loops about 0.65 miles long, very easy and mostly flat, will take about 20 minutes. The Snap Town Road trail: about 0.8 miles long, moderate hiking with a steady climb uphill, will take about 45 minutes.

History: This property was conveyed to the City of Concord in the will of Paul Riley with the condition that the real estate be used as conservation open space.

This area of Concord was known as “Snap Town.” No one is sure how it got its name. One story has it that a man by the name of Blanchard had a habit of snapping his eyes or winking quickly. Another is that an early settler thought that others moving in within a half-mile of his residence were crowding him. He became cross or “snappish.” Concord Conservation Commission

225-8515 Hoit Marsh is owned and managed by the NH Fish and Game Department. This is a great NH Fish & Game Department wildlife area, particularly in the spring and fall 271-3211 when the birds are migrating.

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! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean 510 520 500 up after your pet; and 480 0 250 500 1,000 ! 500 Be equipped for country walking. Feet 520 Carter Hill Farm Trails of squash planted. It is anticipated that new trees will be planted here soon. Map 9 Access to the trail: 6. This is the site of a 10.5-acre block of From Concord, take Penacook Street off North Malling 7A consisting of Macintosh, Macoun, State Street. This road turns into Little Pond Cortland, Rome, Empire, Mutsu, and Delicious. Concord Trail System Road, then into Lake View Drive, then into Each row has 110 trees. Walking towards the Carter Hill Road. As you approach the top of the farm stand you will have a fine view of the White hill the driveway is a sharp “hair pin” turn to the Mountains. Farm pond is to your left. left. It is 4.5 miles from corner of North State Carter Hill Street and Penacook Street to the farm. Continue around the woods, take a right and you have reached the end of your walk. We The trails: encourage you to climb the observation platform Orchard Trails

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Distance: about 2 miles total includes 19 of New Hampshire’s mountains.

Follow the signs and this guide will tell you a In addition, there is a nice looping hike through little of what you are seeing. the woods that you can take as an alternative to

1. The block of trees to your right is browsing through the groves. Or, for a longer called Malling 7A. These are semi-dwarf trees hike, you can continue on the West End Farm that grow 15’ tall and produce 7-10 bushels of Trail to the west or the Swope Park Connector apples per tree. The trees are planted 15’ apart Trail to the south. and the rows are 25’ apart (110+/acre). Macintosh and Cortland are the only varieties History: planted here. The high point of this property is known as 2. As you turn left at this Arrow (2) you Parsonage Hill, once belonging to the farms of are walking through 15 ac. of Malling 26. These Nathan K. and Jeremiah S. Abbott. It is one of trees will grow to about 8’ tall and will need help the highest points of land in Concord. A 1902 to support the weight of the crop; that is why map shows it as having an elevation of 800’. The you see a stake tied to each tree. Planted in this farm in recent times was known as the Little block are Macintosh, Cortland, Fuji, Gala, Farm. The previous owner was the Farnum Elstar, John-A-Mac, Liberty, and Rome. The family. Sunnycrest Farms later owned and trees are planted 10’ apart and rows 18’ apart operated the orchard. The existing farm has (250+/acre). They produce + 4 bushels. been on this location for 75 years. 3. At this arrow take a right. To your left is a 3-acre block of Mark Trees (a little smaller than the Malling 26). These trees are planted 8’ apart and the rows are 18’ a part (300+/acre). These trees will grow to 6’ tall and will also need assistance supporting crop weight. These trees will produce 2-3 bushels per tree. If you look to your left you will see Long Pond, the city’s water supply. 4. At this arrow you are half way home. You are at the top of what we call the ’75 block, named for the year it was planted. There are 8 acres of Malling 7A consisting of 700 McIntosh and 100 Cortland trees. Looking behind you, a great maple stands in front of the farm with the Concord Conservation Commission 225-8515 distant mountains as a backdrop. 5. This was a 1.5 acre parcel of old trees Concord Conservation Commission which were pulled out and in their place 4 kinds 640 620 590 690 670

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The main trail, which is mostly flat, begins behind the restrooms building. Walk or ski along the river. An open grassy spot provides a good place to take in the view or have a snack. Next, you cross a brook that feeds into the river and goes up a long hill that soon drops down and then levels out to lead you to the trail’s end. A loop walk, for about ten more minutes, takes you past picnic tables, beyond the old dam.

OR Drive down Second Street to the left parking lot. The picnic tables and a beach are just beyond. You can walk the aforementioned trail from here in reverse. At the NH Fish and Game parking lot, a trail leaves the northeast corner for a short additional walk.

Because of the interesting features along the trail, plan a longer stay. It is an easy trail for hiking and cross-country skiing. Fishing areas are available. See Map 11 to extend your walk to Morono Park.

History: In 1657 this land of 500 acres was surveyed and laid out under right granted to Massachusetts Governor John Endicott. In 1668, the land was conveyed to John Hull, a wealthy mintmaster from Massachusetts. Upon his death, the property was willed to his daughter Hanna, wife of Samuel Sewall, a judge in the days of witchcraft. Legend has it that this land was the Concord Conservation Commission favorite abode of Indian Chief Passaconaway. 225-8515 The area was also used to launch logs from the NH Fish & Game Department mast yard into the Merrimack River to float 271-3211 downstream to be used for the construction of Concord Conservation Commission Royal Navy vessels. 280

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Just before the railroad tracks, on the right, a wide path goes down a small hill then winds around to the left, parallel to the railroad tracks. It soon bears right along the shore of West

Concord River Oxbow Pond. The railroad skirts the Merrimack River edge of Sewalls Island across the pond. Continue along the trail and the water for about ten minutes, to reach a short loop trail on the left that skirts the edge of the oxbow bank. You may be rewarded with sights of herons, ducks, beavers, and, in the winter, signs of otters.

At the end of the loop turn left back onto the main trail. Shortly there is a second loop trail on the right which winds through a field below a wooded hill. This loop is covered with grass which becomes very high in the late spring and summer making it unsuitable for walking. In the late fall and winter, however, it is a nice alternative to the main trail and is excellent for Concord Conservation Commission snowshoeing and skiing. This also returns to 225-8515 the main trail where you turn right to continue. The main trail follows the bank of the oxbow for a short distance where it ends at the edge of a cultivated field which is State Prison property. DO NOT CROSS ONTO THE STATE PRISON PROPERTY. Return the way you came.

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Access to the trails: Oak has a diameter of 44.3 inches at breast Take exit 16 off 93N to the stop sign. Turn left height (4’). The trail system was color-coded in Concord Trail System onto Mountain Road. Take the second right 2007. The Luti Loop, Ovenbird Scuttle, and onto Shaker Road. The trailhead to the Vista Murray Bluff trails are also accessed from Oak Trail is in the southern former log yard on Hill Road. Shaker Road. The trailhead to the Upper Trail Oak Hill and Dancing Bear Trail can be found further north along Shaker Road. Or, park where the trail begins off of Oak Hill Road. Trails

The trails: Hiking travel time: several hours, depending on your route Distance: about 7 miles total (see map for segments)

The trail system is designed and cleared for hikers and experienced cross-country skiers. Beginner skiers should not attempt this trail system. The trail was cut during the summer of 1989 and includes part of the skidder trails used to harvest the timber in 1988. Since this time, the Krupa Loop, Dancing Bear Trail, and Potter’s Ridge Trail have been added providing additional interest to the hike. Trees have been cleared just below the granite ledge outcropping at the vista affording a view of Mt. Kearsarge. Off the Dancing Bear Trail is a vista with a view of Mt. Kearsarge to the northwest, Ragged Mountain to the north and Mt. Cardigan to the north.

Concord Conservation Commission The Way-to-go Trail leading to the Oak Hill fire 225-8515 tower in Loudon and a second connection to Krupa Loop have recently been added. These trails were developed with the cooperation of the landowner and the Loudon Conservation Commission. The private road leading down from the Fire Tower is usually gated.

History: Oak Hill is a unique area that has gone through many historical changes. In the 1800’s this area was mainly open pastureland. Networks of stone walls and stone cellars can still be found today. The forest used to be American chestnut trees, until the Asiatic blight killed them off in the 1920’s. Today Oak Hill has an unusually high Concord Conservation Commission number of Chestnut saplings, a reminder of 600 480 620 560 460 S E 540 L H O 420 A Oak Hill Trails G 560 H L O U D O N D C O NC O R D L O U D O N K R C O NC O R D R 520

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Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) trails along the Merrimack River floodplain by crossing Portsmouth Street into the SPNHF parking lot.

History: East Concord was along the main route to Portsmouth. Produce of various kinds was hauled to market from north and west on a road that ran through Sanbornton, Canterbury, and the northeastern part of Concord. On this route in East Concord, John Hoyt built a tavern that was famous in its day. The oven was so large that a boy of 12 years old could enter it and turn around. This tavern remained in operation from

1780 to Mr. Hoyt’s death in 1805.

The route to Portsmouth eventually became the beginning of the first east west turnpike from

Concord to Portsmouth. Just South of the park Concord Conservation Commission at the intersection of Eastman Street and 225-8515 Portsmouth Street there is a marker recognizing the turnpike. The property where Merrill Park is located was first used as a hayfield for the Hoyts. It was then purchased by William Pecker, Concord Conservation Commission who was appointed to the first Board of Fire E A S T T S M L A L N I

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Access to trail: Take 93 to exit 16. Take a right at the lights Concord Trail System onto Eastman Street. Continue to Portsmouth Street and follow the brown and white signs “Conservation Center” signs. The parking lot will be on the right after a small bridge.

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Magnificent white pines surround the New Hampshire Conservation Center atop the bluff, while hardwoods - oak, maple, ash, birch, basswood Forests Trails and hickory - dominate the slope. In spring, a spectacular display of yellow trout lilies may be seen; in autumn the color show of maples takes Les Clark Nature Trail over. The trail follows the edge of a beaver pond, along the brook and ends at the Merrimack River, through a spectacular wetland with one beaver dam and several old beaver lodges. Watch for ducks and herons.

Now you stand on the floodplain of the Merrimack River. From here you may notice bittersweet vines entwining the smaller trees. The large dead trees are remains of American elms, killed many years ago by the accidentally imported Dutch Elm Disease. These snags have considerable value as den trees for mammals and as a source of insect food for the big, red- crested pileated Woodpecker and other birds.

Birds can be seen along the trail. Year-round Concord Conservation Commission residents and migratory species both take 225-8515 advantage of this varied landscape near the heart of the city. Especially attractive are summer visitors such as the cardinal, oriole, and rose-breasted grosbeak. Society for the Protection of NH Forests Most mammals prefer to come out at night and 54 Portsmouth Street Society for the Protection of NH Forests are often detected by their tracks in mud or Concord, NH 03301 54 Portsmouth Street snow. Deer are often observed along the edge of (603) 224-9945 Concord, NH 03301 clearings, and beaver workings can be seen in (603) 224-9945 many locations. As you walk, keep a keen eye out for these signs as well as for the turtles, 320 270 280 290 N C 330 Society for the Protection URT ISV 340 ILL E R of New Hampshire 310 D ¶ Forests Trails ST 300 TH Map 14 OU M E TS A R S PO T Concord S M ID il E Conservation l B D ro R Commission ok Merrill Park 310 41 Green St Trails Concord, NH !j 310 See Map 13 ÆX (603) 225-8515

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The trails: Hiking travel time: about 2 hours

Distance: about 2.5 miles for the trail system.

The Batchelder Mill Road trail system is the by- product of logging that occurred some years ago. The trails were made when logs were dragged from where they were cut to where they were loaded onto trucks. The official trails have been marked with colored blazes. Stay on the blazed trails if you are concerned about getting lost.

History: Mill Brook, which is located near the entrance to the trails on Shawmut Street and Batchelder Mill Road, played a significant role in the history of Concord. On the westerly side of Mill Brook are remnants of an old brick mill where bricks were manufactured as early as 1734. This was Concord Conservation one of several areas in the City where clay Commission deposits were readily available. Near the bridge 225-8515 Concord Conservation Commission to your left is a rise in the earth. This was an old dam, believed to be the first in Concord. It was created to hold back the water, in order to run a water wheel at one of the many mills that lined Mill Brook. An observation deck now overlooks the wetland that was once the Mill Pond.

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The trail: East Sugar Ball Hiking travel time: about 10 leisurely minutes

Distance: about 1200 feet. Road Trail Most people use this trail as part of an exercise route. At the end of the path turn left on Portsmouth Street to Broken Ground Drive. Take Broken Ground Drive to East Side Drive, then left on East Side Drive to Sugar Ball Road, back to the area where you parked your car. The whole loop is an easy 1.5-mile walk. OR Continue on the Broken Ground Trails across

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History: This trail is short, but is long on history. Penacook Indians constructed a fort on the Sugar Ball bluff from which they could watch the whole river valley. The Penacooks and the Mohawks were at war in 1623. Through clever maneuvering the Mohawks were able to “flush” the Penacooks from their fort to the valley below and attack the fort. The artifacts that have been recovered near the fort site seem to indicate this battle may have further weakened the Penacook tribe. Archaeologists are not sure of the exact location of the fort.

On Friday May 13, 1726, 26 potential settlers, including surveyors and chain men arrived at the bluff called the Sugar Ball to begin to lie out the settlement of Penny Cook.

Shortly thereafter a meetinghouse was built in which Timothy Walker held his first church service, establishing the First Congregational Church of Concord. On the west side of East Side Drive there is a monument marking this spot. Volunteer trail maintainers and managers: Portsmouth Street itself was the first east-west Concord Conservation Commission 225-8515 turnpike in the state. Concord Conservation Commission

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The trails from Memorial Field are nice woodland walks that take you through pine forests, deer yards, fields and small wetland areas. The students of the middle school alternative education program have been maintaining these trails and developing the interpretive information found here. These trails have become popular cross-country ski trails.

The Memorial Field trails connect with the trails on the White Farm property through a tunnel under Langley Parkway. The ski trails generally follow the perimeter of the field, and the multiuse trails are usually the interior loop. At the eastern entrance to the tunnel under

Langley Parkway, a ski trail extends up through the woods to the lawn behind the Pleasant View Concord Conservation Commission Retirement Center. Backcountry skiing and 225-8515 snowshoeing are popular activities in the Concord Conservation Commission wooded area to the north of the agricultural fields. 420

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History: In 1835 entrepreneurs Isaac Hill, Able Cady, G. Parker Lyon, Stephen Brown, Moses G. Atwood, Samuel Evans, Charles Smart, and John Whipple wanted to develop unique industrial base for the City. They purchased the Ballard

Haselton farm at the intersection of the road leading to Dunbarton (Clinton St.) and of the Concord Conservation Commission 225-8515 road from St. Paul’s School to Bow (now Silk Farm Rd). They paid $25,000 or $75,000 for the New Hampshire Department of farm depending on the reference. The intended purpose was to cultivate silkworms to produce Resources and Economic Development silk. Hundreds of Mulberry Trees were planted to Division of Forest and Lands feed the silk worms. Unfortunately, a few years (603) 271-3456 after the start of the Silk Farm, the manufacturing of silk failed. The name of the road still survives. Concord Conservation Commission

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The two trails are linked together via the Concord Trail System Manchester Street bridge sidewalk and can be accessed from two locations. The Healy Park trailhead is located at the end of Basin Street, and the Terrill Park trailhead is located on the Healy and west side of Old Turnpike Road, at the northern end of Terrill Park. Terrill Park

The trail: Trails Hiking travel time: approximately 1 hour Distance: approximately 2 miles

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Healy Park is a naturalized area on the west side of the Merrimack River, where hikers can see a wide variety of plants, animals, and birds. The Healy Park Trails flood during the spring and fall, and are not accessible during periods of high water along the Merrimack River.

The Terrill Park trail is surfaced with stonedust, and the trail may be suitable for handicapped users. The trail meanders through the park and provides beautiful views of the Merrimack River and the State House.

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History: European settlers arrived in 1726 to find Penacook Indians farming the broad, fertile floodplains of the Merrimack River. House lots were laid out along Main Street on a bluff above the interval that was divided into tillage plots. In the 1800’s this agrarian community became the State’s capital, as well as the railroad center of northern New England. The Abbott & Downing

Company gave Concord national stature with the manufacturing of the Concord Coach, and Concord granite was quarried (and still is!) and Concord Conservation Commission used in prominent buildings throughout the 225-8515 country. Additionally, President Franklin Pierce practiced law here. His home, office, and gravesite are located in and adjacent to the Historic District at the north end of North Main Concord Conservation Commission Street.

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Access to the trail: Map 21 The main parking area is located at 38 Fisk Road. Travel westerly on Pleasant Street, cross through the Pleasant Street/Langley Parkway Concord Trail System intersection, and continue in a westerly direction. Take the next right onto Fisk Road. The parking area will be approximately 0.15 miles on the right. Winant Park

Caution: The gate at the parking area is locked Trails daily at sunset and unlocked at sunrise.

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Hiking travel time: About 2 hours Distance: If one was to hike all of the trails from the Fisk Hill parking lot, a round trip estimate of the distance is approximately 2.6 miles. However this can be shortened by not hiking all of the trails.

History: In 2009, Rivington Winant and his wife Joan donated the 85-acre parcel to the City of

Concord, for the creation of a park in honor of former New Hampshire Governor John Winant and his wife Constance. The conservation of the property was a collaborative effort between the

Winants, the City, St. Paul’s School, and the Five Rivers Conservation Trust.

The entrance to the park is located on St. Paul’s School property on which an access and trail easement was conveyed to the City of Concord.

The Five Rivers Conservation Trust holds a conservation easement on the 85-acre parcel.

In addition to the gift of the land, the Winants funded the construction of the trailhead, informational kiosk, and interpretive signs Concord Conservation Commission throughout the park. The kiosk and interpretive 225-8515 signs tell the life story of Governor John Winant. Five Rivers Conservation Trust The trails include forested walking paths leading 225-7225 to a hilltop with open views towards the St. Paul’s School campus and the easterly to the State House. Concord Conservation Commission September 2010

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Revised 7/31/2020 Dimond Hill Farm Trails History: Map 22 Access to the trails: Dimond Hill Farm has been a working farm On Route 202/9 (Hopkinton Road) in Concord, since the 1700s. The farm first acquired its Concord Trail System approximately 2 miles west of Concord Hospital name from Ezekiel Dimond, who was one of and 3 miles east of Hopkinton village. The farm Concord earliest settlers. In 1827, he sold the is located to the north and south of Hopkinton farm to Joseph Story Abbott. When Joseph Road. passed away in 1878, he left the farm to his son Dimond Hill Isaac Newton Abbott, who purchased an The trails: additional 57 acres to be added to the property for harvesting timber, pasture land and hay Farm Trails Hiking travel time: About 1 hour fields. The farm was passed down from Distance: 1.5 miles generation to generation, and today it is operated by Jane Abbott Presby. The parking area is on the north side of In June of 2006, the farm was put into a Hopkinton Road to the right of the yellow barn. conservation easement, held by the Five Rivers Park head-in by the kiosk. From the parking Conservation Trust. Today, the farm contains approximately 107 acres. area continue along the road past the barn and then straight past the picnic tables to the stone wall beyond. Looking right, there is a Dimond Hill Farm is mainly used for growing spectacular view over Concord and the hills to vegetables such as raspberries, pumpkins, sweet the east. At the stone wall, go through the gate corn, as well as a variety of winter vegetables. and do not turn left, but continue straight The farm is also home to a variety of animals through the next field, still heading north, At such as llamas, pigs, chickens, horses, geese the end of the field you will see a path leading and sheep. Occasionally the farm hosts special events such as weddings, retreats, small dinner north which becomes a woods road leading to the old ice pond and Currier Road. parties and so much more!

The Diamond Hill Trail ends at Currier Road, but a snowmobile trail continues to the north through the city-owned land off of Currier Road. This area is wet during the spring and early summer, but the trail is passable in the winter. If you follow the trail, you will see that it opens up into to an amazing view of a marsh.

If you are hiking south on the West End Farm Trail, park at the kiosk and cross Hopkinton Road (adjacent the yellow farm building). Follow the farm road the length of the field. At the end of the field, pass the storage shed on your right and follow the farm road through a short section of woods and into the field beyond. At the far end of that field, there is an opening in the stone wall, and the trail continues as a footpath to Exit 3/Stickney Hill Road and the bike path.

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Emerson Rd !b Accessible Trail Accessible Trail Hiking Trail !y Boat Launch Trail 0.77 mi Contours ú Bridge Fisk Rd City Boundary !] Information Streams !j Parking Water Bodies !5 Picnic Area Field Z! Point of Interest Forest ![ Vista Brush To make your trip more enjoyable for yourself and others who will follow you, please observe the following: ! Motorized recreational vehicles are prohibited on City land; ! Do not disturb plants or animals; ! Keep to marked trails; ! Respect private property near the trails; ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean up after your pet; and 0 250 500 1,000 Feet ! Be equipped for country walking. Silk Farm Audubon Center and abandoned the silk production after only a few years. Map 24 Wildlife Sanctuary Trails In 1938, a hurricane felled millions of trees Access to the trails: across the state. The Great Turkey Pond was Concord Trail System used to store the logs until they could be cut Take I-89 to exit 2, turn left off of the ramp onto into lumber. Throughout the state, logs were Clinton Street. At the first blinking light, turn submerged in water bodies to salvage the wood. right onto Silk Farm Road. The entrance to the The Great Turkey Pond held more wood than Silk Farm McLane Center is on the left. Most trails begin at any other water body in New Hampshire. the trailhead near the kiosk. In 1972, N.H. Audubon purchased the 15 acre Audubon Center Wendy’s Loop (Red markers): property with a small house; the house became This trail is a short, easy walk through a white the visitors’ center and land became the wildlife and Wildlife pine forest. Wildflowers are abundant during the sanctuary. The property is surrounded by land spring and summer. This trail begins behind the owned by St. Paul’s School. The School granted building by the raptor mews. a license to allow Audubon to use the land to Sanctuary Trails create nature trails to the Great Turkey Pond. Hiking travel time: About 15 minutes Distance: 0.4 miles

Great Turkey Pond Trail (Yellow Markers): This trail leads you through a mixed hardwood forest to the shores of the Great Turkey Pond. The pond offers opportunities for bird watching and is a breeding area and migration stopping point for a variety of species.

Hiking travel time: About 1 hour Distance: 1.2 mile loop

Old Orchard Trail (Blue Markers): This is a great trail for birding and leads you through a Concord Conservation Commission variety of habitats. The trail leads to an overlook 603-225-8515 of the open agricultural field and through a white pine forest and an old orchard. The trail then descends through a wet forest to the shores of the Great Turkey Pond. The trail merges with the Great Turkey Pond Trail, which returns to the Visitors’ Center.

Hiking travel time: About 30 minutes each way Distance: 0.7 miles

History

In 1835, a silk farm was located in the vicinity of NH Audubon Concord Conservation Commission what is now the Silk Farm Audubon Center. 603-224-9909 Mulberry Trees were planted and silk was produced, but the farm was unsuccessful and

Silk Farm Audubon Center and Wildlife Sanctuary Trails ¶ Map 24 Concord Conservation Commission 41 Green St Concord, NH (603) 225-8515 Bike path West End Farm Trail See Map 26 Field Loop 0.4 mi easy (mowed, unmarked)

ÆX McLane Audubon ![ Orchard Center Pasture !5 Mews ![ 390 ÆX Silk Farm Road Area of .! Detail Bench ÆX Trailhead Old Orchard Bench Trail (blue) !i !5 !y Boat Launch City Boundary 0.7 mi, easy .! ![ ú Bridge Streams Great Water Bodies !] Information Turkey Wendy's Field Pond Bench Loop (red) !j Parking 0.4 mi, easy Clinton Street Forest .! !5 Picnic Area Brush .! Z! Point of Interest Bench ![ Vista Silk Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Visitor Guidelines Great Turkey To make your trip more enjoyable for 1. Silk Farm Wildlife Sanctuary is open throughout Pond Trail (yellow) yourself and others who will follow the year during daylight hours. 1.2 mile loop, moderate you, please observe the following: 2. Only foot travel is permitted in the sanctuary. No ! Motorized recreational vehicles are bicycles or motor vehicles are allowed. prohibited on City land; 3. Smoking, swimming, camping, fires, huntings, ![ ! firearms, and trapping are prohibited.

Do not disturb plants or animals; 390 4. Please stay on the marked trails and do not collect ! Keep to marked trails; or in any way disturb plants or animals. Viewing Platform ! Respect private property near the trails; 5. No pets are allowed in the sanctuary. ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean 6. Please carry out all trash and litter. up after your pet; and 7. Some terrain can rough and wet, so sturdy footwear 050100 200 300 400 500 ! should be worn. Be equipped for country walking. Feet Swope Park Trails History of Jerry Hill Map 25 Access to the trails: Formed 350 to 430 million years ago, Jerry Hill is comprised of two types of layered From Hopkinton Road, head north onto Long metamorphic sedimentary rock and the famous Concord Trail System Pond Road, go about 0.75 miles and look for the Concord granite, which formed when magma trailhead parking on your left. From Little Pond intruded into sediments during the last collision Road/Lakeview Dr., head south onto Long Pond of the American and European continents in the Road, go about 0.5 miles and look for the late Devonian period. Examples of the oldest Swope Park trailhead parking on your right. layered metamorphic sedimentary rock can be observed at the northern junction of the loop The trails: trail, on the trail over the summit, and in the Trails

ledges on the summit’s northeast side. The Hiking travel time: About 1.5 hours summit also includes a small outcropping of Distance: 1.75 miles granite. The soil and boulders on the hill were deposited by a receding glacier around 12,000 The trail system in Swope Park consists of a 1.5 years ago. When the ice was finally gone, forests mile loop trail and 2 summit trails. The trails are developed, favoring hardwoods — especially chestnut and red oak. When the Concord area moderately hilly with some steady inclines and was first settled by Europeans in the early declines. The blue loop trail offers stunning views over Penacook Lake. The orange and 1700s, much of Jerry Hill was cleared for yellow trails go to the summit of Jerry Hill, with pasture. Other than a small area at the corner of excellent views of southwestern New Hampshire. Long Pond Road and Lakeview Drive, there is no On the yellow summit trail you’ll pass the evidence that crops were ever grown here. In the foundation of an observation tower that formerly mid to late 1800s, white pines took over the provided 360-degree view from the summit of abandoned fields. After they and the remaining Jerry Hill. The park is open to the public year- chestnuts were harvested for lumber around round for non-motorized recreation, mountain 1920, a forest fire allowed an oak dominated biking, hiking, snow shoeing and cross country forest to return. A few large pines that escaped skiing. the fire can be found in the northwest portion of the loop trail. Marjory Swope Park is dedicated to the memory of Marjory Mason Swope (1940 - 2007) in celebration of her life as an impassioned environmentalist, dedicated conservationist and civic leader in the City of Concord. The land for the park was gifted to the City by her loving husband John Swope and their children, and dedicated on June 29, 2012. The park encompasses 77 acres protected with a conservation easement held by Five Rivers Conservation Trust. The park is open to the public year-round for non-motorized recreation, mountain biking, hiking, snow shoeing and cross country skiing, and includes stunning Concord Conservation Commission views over Penacook Lake. Concord Conservation Commission 603-225-8515

Marjory Swope Park Russell Pond Trail Map 25 Vista of Penacook Lake & Bench Concord Conservation Commission [ 41 Green Street 603-225-8515 Long Pond Road

Swope, Carter Hill, and WEFT Legend Connector Map 28 !] Information City Boundary Foundation of !j Parking Streams Observation Blue Loop !k Point of Interest Water Bodies Tower 1.4 miles Field ![ Vista Forest [! HikingTrails Brush Gilfillan Rock Contours Swope to Winant Orange Trail Connector To make your trip more enjoyable for [! yourself and others who will follow to Carter Hill Map 31 Connector you, please observe the following: 0.25 mile ![ Yellow Trail ! Motorized recreational vehicles are 0.5 mile ® prohibited on City land; Mountain ] Orange Trail Vista ! Do not disturb plants or animals; between Blue j ! Keep to marked trails; and Yellow Trailhead, Kiosk & ! Respect private property near the trails; 0.2 mile Parking Area ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean up after your pet; and ! Be equipped for country walking.

0 50100 200 300 400 500 ¶ Feet West End Farm Trail house is on the right side of the road. Follow the woods road that curves to the right and down Map 26 Access to the trail: the hill, skirting a pretty stream to the left. At the bottom of the hill, cross the stream and go back into hemlock woods. Soon there will be The trail can be hiked in either direction, or in Concord Trail System views over a series of beaver ponds, and then a sections. The trail can be accessed at its end sturdy bridge over Ash Brook which runs points, Carter Hill Orchard on Carter Hill Road between the beaver ponds and Turkey Pond. If or the bike path on Silk Farm Road just beyond hiking the trail from Dimond Hill, NH Audubon. It can also be accessed at several watch for the West End Farm Following road crossings along its seven mile length: at the right turn off the snowmobile trail. the woods road south, it is a short distance to end of District #5 road (limited parking along the Currier Road. There is no safe parking on this Trail road); Currier Road, 1.4 miles from the Concord section of Currier Road. Follow Currier Road end (no parking); Dimond Hill Farm on about 300’ east, and then turn right back into Hopkinton Road (parking to the right of the the woods and follow Dimond Hill Farm’s old barn, by the kiosk); and Stickney Hill Road/Exit woods road south, gradually climbing up to the 3 off of Interstate 89 (parking by the end of the farm. You’ll pass the farm’s ice pond on the bike path). At Carter Hill Orchard, park away right, the road eventually goes through an from the store’s customer parking. At Silk Farm overgrown field, and then a pasture, and after Road there is extra parking just past the bike going through the gate in the stone wall, reaches path at the turnaround. the hilltop. The trail kiosk is ahead, and there is

parking beside the kiosk or across the farm road The trail: on the lawn (please do not block the farm road).

Leaving Dimond Hill Farm heading south, cross Full length: 7.25 miles Hopkinton Road and follow the farm road just to Hiking travel time: Approximately 4 ½ hours the left of the shop building, the length of the See map for access for shorter segments field, past a equipment storage shed, to a short

section of woods road. The WEFT continues the Starting at Carter Hill Orchard, walk along the length of the next field along the stonewall on farm road on the right of the apple processing the right. At the corner in the far end of the field buildings. Go down the hill behind the buildings; the WEFT again enters the woods, and the trail passes a small pond on the left and eventually comes out on a woods road used by continues into the woods. At the top of the steep the snowmobile club. hill, the trail crosses onto Rossview Farm. Follow If heading north, watch woods roads to the right, and after another trail for this corner where the WEFT trail leaves . section and short climb, the trail follows an the woods road and snowmobile trail Heading south, cross a wet area which is the abandoned town road south (left). After a short end of a huge beaver swamp that runs over a distance, turn right into the woods and follow a half mile toward Hopkinton Road. long section of trail through the woods to The trail crosses a small meadow and then District #5 Road. Crossing District #5 Road, go follows a rolling woods road that was built for through a metal gate and follow the gravel road access after Rte 89 cut the farms along Stickney south for 0.4 miles. Before the field, the trail Hill Road off from their back fields and woodlots. leaves the road to the left and continues through At the bottom of the hill there is a gate just the woods with views of the pond, and along the before the Exit 3 ramp off Rte. 89. Following the edge of the large field with views to the hills to WEFT, go right under the Interstate (please walk the west. Please stay out of the farm’s fields! to the right of the ramp, out of the travel lane). Traffic, even foot traffic, damages the fields and Concord Conservation Commission At Stickney Hill Road turn left, down the hill to the crops on which the farm depends. Look for the bike path, and across Turkey Pond on the the large cellar hole on the left just before exiting bike bridge. From here it is about a mile to the the woods to a pretty intersection of old roads. end of the WEFT trail. The foundation of the barn that went with the

Carter Hill Road West End Farm j j Park in designated area Trail District #5 Rd to for hikers. Do not park Carter Hill Orchard Carter Hill in customer parking area. Map 26 2 miles obcdf obcdf Orchard Concord Conservation See Map 9 Penacook Commission **As of May 2019, there is no Lake Concord, NH longer a connection in this Rossview 41 Green Street location. If you wish to hike through Farm 603-225-8515 between Rossview Farm and Carter Hill bcdf Orchard, follow the Orange and Red bcdf o Please park at designated Connector trails. If travelling o areas at Swope Park and from the south, walkers must turn Carter Hill Orchard around at this point. If travelling from District #5 Road Carter Hill, walk along District 5 Road to the Red connector trail. ** Walkers Reserve Rossview Connector Trails See Map 28 See Map 23 Farm **ROSSVIEW FARM TRAILS** j Please respect active farmland

Legend Dogs must be kept on 6' leash obcdf Swope Park j on Rossview Farm See Map 25 Rossview Farm Trail - See Notes obcdf Winant Park Old Dimond Rd See Map 21 West End Farm Trail Swope to Winant Park No Parking on Connector Trail City Boundary Currier Rd Reserve Place See Map 31 Streams Hopkinton Road to j Water Bodies Currier Road On road bike 0.8 miles detour Field Dimond Hill Forest Trail Parking to Farm Brush ¶ the east of the barn j Hopkinton RoadTurkey Bicycles and horseback riding are Pond Silk Farm Road to To make your trip more enjoyable for not permitted on Rossview Farm, or 1-89 underpass Carter Hill Connector north of District yourself and others who will follow 1.45 miles you, please observe the following: #5 Rd. Seek Alternate Route via Carter Hill Connector, Swope §89 ! Connector, Old Dimond Road Trail, ¨¦ Respect active farmland Currier Rd, and Reserve Place ! Motorized recreational vehicles are (follow signs) prohibited on City land; NH Audubon

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Updated 5/5/2020 Merrimack River Greenway Trail gives way to wetlands. This area is a rare natural plant community known as a Silver Map 27 Access to the Trail: maple – false nettle – sensitive fern floodplain forest. The plant species here are well adapted To access the Merrimack River Greenway Trail, to seasonal river flooding, which maintains this take Exit 14 off of I-93. Turn east onto Loudon community typified by dense fern growth under Concord Trail System Road and cross the river, then make the first widely spaced silver maples, green ash and right onto Gully Hill Road (the entrance to the willow trees. The floodplain forest, and the commercial center at 6 Loudon Road). A large adjacent open fields and other wetlands attract kiosk marking the trailhead is visible at the numerous migrating bird species as they follow southern edge of the parking lot facing Loudon the river north to nesting grounds and south to Road. Parking is available for patrons of Gully wintering areas. In winter when the river is Merrimack Hill Rd establishments with additional parking frozen, the wetlands can be traversed by snow available across Loudon Road at the Everett shoes and cross-country skis to reach Terrill River Greenway Arena. Park.

The Trail: History: Trail

Hiking travel time: about 1 hour The cornfield was known as the "Middle Distance: about 1.8 miles roundtrip from the Intervale" and recognized by the early settlers of Concord as prime agricultural land. The kiosk to the edge of the wetlands and back. property was once divided into individual farm plots which were later consolidated when The Merrimack River Greenway Trail will ultimately be a 4-season paved off-street path residents no longer needed to grow their own that follows the Merrimack River from Pembroke food. The fields are owned by the City of Concord. Between 2007 & 2010 Conservation to Boscawen and will serve bicyclists, pedestrians, skiers, snowshoers and Commission purchased the land to preserve the prime agricultural soils. The fields are now wheelchairs. Completion is still a few years leased to a local farmer. away, but a beautiful section of the trail can be enjoyed by residents in its current dirt-path In March 2011, a feasibility study for the form affording generous views of the river and the cityscape beyond it. Merrimack River Greenway Trail was prepared.

As a result, Friends of the Merrimack River Starting at the large kiosk, the trail follows the Greenway Trail (FMRGT) was incorporated as a farm road along the perimeter of the fields. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the trail starts at the kiosk and parallels the edge of objective of the development, maintenance, the field until it reaches the tree-lined shore of stewardship and promotion of the Merrimack the river. Either continue along the farm road River Greenway Trail. or walk along a footpath among the giant silver maples (some with a 9' girth). This footpath can The Trail will eventually connect to the Northern Rail Trail terminus in Boscawen and the Salem be easily accessed from the farm road after passing the utility easement. I-93 can be seen to Concord Bikeway in Pembroke. The first and heard from the trail, but it is largely hidden phase of construction is the section between the by trees on the west side of the river and serves northern edges of the cornfields (south of as white noise as you enjoy the view of the NH Loudon Road) to Terrill Park. State House's gold dome among steeples and Friends of the Merrimack River brick buildings. The Trail will be funded through private Greenway Trail donations and grants, which FMRGT will provide to the City of Concord. The City will then build, At the southern edge of the cornfield there is a Conservation Commission row of evergreens, six-tenths of a mile from the own, operate and maintain the Trail. For more kiosk, and the trail continues until the ground information, please go to www.mrgt.org.

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! Motorized recreational vehicles are prohibited on City land; ! Camping is not allowed without a permit; Terrill Park ! Keep to marked trails; See Map 19 ! Respect private property near the trails; ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean Manchester Street up after your pet; and 0 0.05 0.1 0.2 ! Be equipped for country walking. Miles !j WEFT Connector, Rossview Farm, and Rossview Farm encompasses 682 acres of land, Carter Hill Connector Trails including approximately 500 acres of productive Map 28 forest and 82 acres of agricultural fields. The Access to the trails: remaining area is comprised of a pond and Parking to access this trail system is at the wetland system. The land has been farmed and Concord Trail System Marjory Swope Park trailhead on Long Pond Rd. timbered for over 200 years, and been managed The Swope Connector trail can be found in by by the Ross Family for more than 50 years. travelling in either direction on the Marjory Swope blue trail or using the yellow trail near Rossview Farm offers pick-your-own crops WEFT the top of Jerry Hill. including strawberries, blueberries, pumpkins, and Christmas trees, and also produces maple Connector, Another parking location is at Carter Hill syrup. In 2006, the Ross Family sold a 547 acre Orchard on Carter Hill Road. There is designated conservation easement to the State of NH. The trail access parking at the orchard. The Carter easement was purchased using funds from the Rossview Farm, Hill connector trail can be found by accessing U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program, the the West End Farm trail or the High Trail from State of New Hampshire Land Conservation and and Carter Hill the Carter Hill Orchard trail system. Heritage Investment Program, the City of Concord, and private donations. *Please note there is no trailhead / trail access Connector Trails parking available on District 5 Rd for this trail. The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture also holds an agricultural preservation easement

on 70 acres of the farmland. Together, the The trails: From Marjory Swope Park, the Swope Connector conservation easement and agricultural trail travels generally west through some mildly restrictions prevent future development of the hilly terrain for approximately 1.4 miles and land while allowing agricultural and forest connects with the West End Farm Trail on the management activities on the working farm. Rossview Farm property. This connector trail also intersects the Carter Hill connector trail The conservation easement also allows low which travels north through some of the highest impact recreational uses on the land, including terrain in Concord, intersecting with and walking, fishing, hunting, trapping with land owner permission, cross-country skiing, snow crossing District 5 Rd and continuing on to meet shoeing, snowmobile use on designated trails, both the High Trail and West End Farm trail at the Carter Hill Orchard trail system. bird watching, and nature study.

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History:

The red trail (Carter Hill Connector) passes Concord Conservation Commission through the old City of Concord Winter 225-8515 Recreation Area. You’ll see remnants of the ski Concord Conservation Commission jump and toboggan track during your walk.

Bicycles and horseback riding are not permitted on Rossview Farm, or the Carter !j WEFT & Carter Hill Hill Connector north of District #5 Road. Cyclists can link the West End Farm Trail Connector and Swope Park by using a detour on Currier Rd, Reserve Place, and Old Dimond Rd to Carter Hill and Rossview Trails reach the Swope Connector Trail (follow signs). Orchard Map 28 fobcd See Map 9 Penacook Concord Conservation Commission fobcd Lake 41 Green St Concord, NH (603) 225-8515

Carter Hill Orchard to Rossview Farm Do Not Park at Trail entrance District 5 Rd - 2 miles Conservation Use Parking at Swope Area of bcdpf Detail Area Park, Dimond Hill or fobcd Carter Hill Orchard fobcd Carter Hill **As of May 2019, there is no District 5 Road Connector Trail longer a connection in this 1.75 miles location. If you wish to hike through between Rossview Farm and Carter Hill Orchard, follow the Orange and Red District 5 Russell Connector trails. If travelling State Forest Remnants of from the south, walkers must turn fobcd Pond Concord Winter around at this point. If travelling from Rossview [! Recreation Area Water Bodies Carter Hill, walk along District 5 Road IA Parking to the Red connector trail. ** Pond Field Streams Forest Contours Brush **ROSSVIEW FARM TRAILS** Swope Park Connector Please respect active farmland Carter Hill Connector fobcd !j West End Farm Trail Dogs must be kept on 6' leash on Rossview Farm Swope Connector Swope to Winant WEFT - See Notes fobcd Trail Marjory Swope Connector 1.4 miles To make your trip more enjoyable for Park See Map 31 yourself and others who will follow Old Dimond Rd See Map 25 you, please observe the following. ! Stick to marked trails. District 5 Rd to ! Motorized recreational vehicles are Currier Rd - 1.45 miles Long Pond Road Reserve Do not park on prohibited on City land. Place Reserve Place bcdpf ! Do not disturb plants or animals Currier Road Use Parking at Swope ! Keep to marked trails West End Park, Dimond Hill, ! Respect private property near the trails Farm Trail Carter Hill Orchard, or Dimond Hill ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean ¶ See Map 26 NH Audubon up after your pet. 0 250500 1,000 Farm On road bike Feet detour ! Be equipped for country walking See Map 22

Updated 5/5/2020 Russell Martin Park Trails Russell Martin served 25 years on the Community Recreation Advisory Committee, and Map 29 Access to the trails: was a leading force in the construction of the The trail can be accessed behind the Douglas N. Everett Arena. He was resident of the softball backstop and also in the middle of the South End and served as a coach and Director Concord Trail System parking area for the large middle lacrosse / of Little League Baseball. Mr. Martin football field. In addition, there is a connector volunteered countless hours couching children trail to the South End neighborhood off Rolinda in youth sports. Iron Works Park was re-named Avenue near the intersection with Norwich in his honor upon his passing in 1991. Russell Martin street.

The trails: Park Trails Hiking travel time: about 20 minutes Distance: about ½ mile

The Martin Field Hiking Trail is a loop trail through a small forest adjacent to the athletic fields at the Russell F. Martin Memorial Park off of Iron Works Road in the South End of Concord, NH. The trail is a 1/2-mile loop trail that is a delightful area to take a stroll or to walk your dog. What a great thing to do during intermission of your child's athletic event. For those wishing to take a longer loop by adding 1.7 miles, turn right onto Iron Works Road and then another right on the unpaved Birch Road that will take you past the many beautiful Public

Gardens. Take a right on Clinton Street and a right on Norwich Street that will then take you back to Rolinda Avenue to hook back on to the Martin Field Connector Trail.

History:

Russell Martin Park (originally “Iron Works Park”) was established by the City on a 29 acre parcel of land received in a trade with the Concord School District which had originaly acquired the parcel in 1966 for an elementary school site. The School District proposed the land swap so that the Beaver Meadow Elementary School could be constructed on what then was City recreation land off Sewalls Falls Road, a site which the City acquired through federal assistance [Land and Water Concord Conservation Commission Conservation Fund (LWCF)]. The federal Concord Conservation Commission government approved of the swap, and the 225-8515 LWCF encumbrances were placed on the Russell Martin Park site.

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Directions to Curtisville Rd Trail-Head Parking Portsmouth Street Trails - easy From I-393, take exit 2, East Side Dr. Turn From the parking area at Portsmouth St., the right, then take the 3rd right onto South Marsh Loop (Orange) can be reached by walking Concord Trail System Curtisville Rd. Continue straight to the trail- east on a paved dead-end road parallel to I-393. head parking on the left side, just beyond the Pass around a large metal gate and continue beaver pond. From East Concord village, just walking to the marked trailhead on your left past the gas station, go up East Side Dr. (Rt shortly after passing a small pond. Watch for Broken Ground 132), take the 2nd left onto Portsmouth St., then great blue herons in the pond. Upon leaving the at the stop sign, a left onto South Curtisville Rd. paved road and entering the woods, the Marsh Continue to the trail-head parking. Trails Loop goes northeasterly, passing a wetland on Directions to Portsmouth St Trail-Head Parking the left with many snags. Stop and check for From East Side Drive, turn onto Portsmouth St. birds or a beaver. Following the trail further The trailhead parking is on the left by the power brings you to a woods road. (The road heading to lines just before the Interstate 393 overpass. the left is to the UNITIL substation site.) Turning right brings you to the junction with Frost Rd., The trails: and the Howard C. Nowell Trail to Curtisville Rd. Curtisville Road Trails - easy to moderate in both directions as described above. Taking The Curtis Trail (Red) begins off the west side of the Blue/Orange Trail to the left and then the the parking lot and loops back to Curtisville Rd Orange Trail to the left brings you to the power by way of a woods road. line and a path back to the parking lot.

The Howard C. Nowell Trail (Blue) is a loop The White Trail connects Frost Rd. with Profile beginning and ending at the parking lot. As you Ave. crossing the power line. leave the lot, note the remains of the Edmond Curtis homestead on the right. The trail bears History: left onto a woods road and then turns south The Broken Ground, named for its diverse about a 1/2 mile up the hill on the right. physical features, is an area of land of Rambling gently up-hill, it passes a stone wall approximately five square miles bounded by Oak and rock pile on the right, indicating a farm Hill Rd., the Loudon town line, Interstate 393, boundary. Also notice boulders left by a and the Power Line. With its unique topography retreating glacier. This trail continues southerly, and natural features, it has remained merges onto a well-used trail, makes a small undeveloped since Concord was first settled by loop off to the right and then continues on Frost Ebenezer Eastman in 1725 - except for farming Rd. going past the Frost Farm. (The Orange Trail in the 19th century. On two occasions since to Portsmouth St. leaves on the left.) Continuing 1980, large-scale developments were attempted on the Blue Trail, it leaves Frost Rd. on the right on the easterly edge of the land. The failure of and eventually skirts the east side of the beaver both due to poor economic conditions has pond (environmentally sensitive - no unleashed allowed it to remain virtually untouched forest - dogs, please) back to Curtisville Rd. In season, other than managed timber sales. In 2013, the look for a variety of wildflowers, enjoy the ferns City Council approved the purchase of 272 acres along the pond’s edge and seasonal wildlife in east of the power lines between Curtisville Rd. the active beaver pond. and Portsmouth St. The existing trail system was completed in 2016 by the Concord Trails The Pond Loop (Yellow) leaves Curtisville Rd. Subcommittee and friends. just west of the beaver pond, passing between the foundations of the Benjamin Kimball homestead and barn. The trail meanders along Concord Conservation Commission Concord Conservation Commission the edge of the pond and marsh. Turn left on 225-8515 Frost Rd, and then left on the Yellow/Blue Trail 370 560 360 350 Broken Ground 340

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I 0 250 500 1,000 R L up after your pet. 360 D 370 PORTSMOUTH ST 360 L ! Feet IA O Be equipped for country walking 370 370 350 Swope Park and Winant Park Connector an old St. Paul’s School trail, and the public use Trail of the trail is possible thanks to the generosity of Map 31 the school. The open forest behind the school Access to the trails: would once have been pastureland and it is easy Access is from the Swope Park trailhead on Long to imagine generations of students climbing the Concord Trail System Pond Road (see Map 25), or the Winant Park hillside to relax on the exposed ledges and enjoy trailhead on Fisk Road (see Map 21). views over the school. There are remains of small scale quarrying in some of the ledges. The trails: Swope Park to Hiking travel time: About one hour (one way) The very large hay field is evidence of much Distance: 1.6 miles more fertile soil type. This is the same field Winant Park visible from Fisk Road and is about 40 acres, This trail connects the trail systems at Winant which is quite a large field for New England. The Park and Swope Park. For the ambitious hiker field is owned by St. Paul’s School and hayed Connector Trail or runner, it also provides a trail connection on regularly. There is a lot of ground water which seeps down and across the field, making it very to Carter Hill Orchard, Dimond Hill Farm, and the West End Farm Trail (see Trail Map 28). productive, but also making the woods and trail However the trail is a pleasant walk in its own at the bottom of the field noticeably wet. right, without the sustained climbs found at Unfortunately, the wet section of forest below Swope and Winant Parks. the field is heavily infested with invasive plants. Notice the thick Bittersweet vines climbing into From Winant Park, the trail leaves the uphill the trees, and the many prickly Japanese side of the parking area next to the brook, and Barberry bushes. quickly crosses Fisk Road. It follows an old logging access road to a junction. Left brings As the trail approaches Long Pond Road it becomes strikingly rocky. Despite the one to Hopkinton Road and the St. Paul’s School campus. Turning right at the junction, the trail abundance of rocks, there are no stone walls heads toward Swope Park. It gradually climbs here. Even the industrious farmers of yore over exposed ledges and past an area that was would have found this hillside too rocky to farm recently logged before reaching a height of land and make walls. Notice how angular the rocks and a vast hay field belonging to St. Paul’s are compared to the usual round stones seen in School. The trail turns left to skirt the field and stone walls. This section of trail is on the back eventually leaves the field behind and crosses a of three house lots on Coventry Road, and the small but lovely seasonal brook. After the brook, trail connection is thanks to the generosity of the trail follows an old logging road, paralleling a the homeowners who gave the Conservation stone wall and rolling across alternating wet Commission a trail easement to cross their drainages (all with trail bridges) and steep small properties. ridges. To the left are views of Jerry Hill and Swope Park, across a recently logged Concord City conservation area. At the top of steepest and final climb, the trail leaves the old road and goes left through the stone wall. It is a short distance to Long Pond Road, but quite rocky and rugged. The trail crosses Long Pond Road at a slight diagonal and briefly parallels the road before ending just in front of the kiosk at the Swope trailhead. Concord Conservation Commission 225-8515 History: Concord Conservation Commission Much of the Connector trail follows the route of Swope Park and Penacook Winant Park Lake ¶ Connector Trails Map 31 Long Pond Road Little Pond Road Concord Conservation Commission 41 Green St Concord, NH Walkers Reserve (603) 225-8515 See Map 23

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Marjory Swope Park See Map 25

IA Parking Water Bodies Field Fisk Road Streams Forest Contours Brush Red Trail 1.6 mi

To make your trip more enjoyable for Loop Road yourself and others who will follow you, please observe the following. ! Motorized recreational vehicles are Hopkinton Road prohibited on City land. ! Do not disturb plants or animals ! Keep to marked trails ! Respect private property near the trails ! Carry out all trash and litter, and clean up after your pet. 0 250 500 1,000 St. Paul's Feet ! Be equipped for country walking School