New Hampshire
Guide to Class VI Roads, Trails and Boat Access
in Enfield and the Surrounding Area
Town of Enfield
New Hampshire
Guide to Class VI Roads, Trails and Boat Access
in Enfield and the Surrounding Area
Acknowledgement
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United States Geological Survey
Topographical Maps
Two United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographical maps are available that cover the area of Enfield entitled Enfield Center and Canaan. >USGS topographical maps are available at EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports) in West Lebanon, Dartmouth Bookstore in Hanover and Your Idea Bookstore in Lebanon, NH.
The following roads are shown on the Enfield Center and Canaan USGS maps and are either Class VI roads or lead to Class VI roads or trails.
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Road Name |
Location | Status |
Identification on USGS Map |
| Atherton Road | Enfield, Lebanon | Class VI | Labeled |
| Chebacco Street | Enfield | Class VI | Labeled |
| Durkee Road | Lebanon | Class VI | Labeled |
| Dustin Road | Enfield | Class VI | Not labeled |
| Fuller Road | Enfield | Portion is Class VI | Not labeled |
| Goodhue Hill Road | Enfield | Portion is Class VI | Labeled |
| Hazen Road | Enfield | Portion is Class VI | Labeled |
| Lindopp Lane – Also known as Cummings Road and Old West Farms Road | Enfield, Canaan | Class VI | Not Labeled |
| Lovejoy Brook Road | Enfield, Canaan | Class V,Class VI | Labeled |
| McCallister Road | Enfield | Class VI | Not labeled |
| Mud Pond Road, a portion is also known as Canaan Road | Enfield | Class VI | Not labeled |
| Old Route 10 | Enfield | Class VI | Labeled |
| Pinnacle Road | Enfield, Grafton | Class VI | Not labeled |
| Witter Road | Enfield | Class VI | Not labeled |
Copies of the town’s tax maps are included to assist you in locating Class VI roads, trails and boating and fishing access sites. Each tax map has a large map number located on the lower right corner of the page. Italicized numbers along the edges of the tax maps refer to adjacent tax maps. The small numbers within circles are the lot numbers. “P/O” indicates that the lot is “part of” the designated map and lot.
Class VI Roads are defined by New Hampshire Statute 229:5 VII as “…all other existing public ways, and…include all highways discontinued as open highways and made subject to gates and bars…and all highways which have not been maintained and repaired by the town in suitable condition for travel thereon for 5 successive years or more.”
“The term “gates and bars” was not and is not, statutorily defined.” And “…anecdotal evidence suggests, namely that “subject to gates and bars” historically referred, and still does refer, to an owner’s right to enclose premises for his/her own benefit—primarily to restrain livestock. The owner has the right to require passersby to open and reclose the gate or bars, as a condition of exercising the public right to travel on the highway.”[1]
| Atherton Road |
Tax Map 2 |
| Located
on Methodist Hill Road and continues into Lebanon. . See “Other Class VI Roads”. Atherton Road is located on
Methodist Hill Road 0.2 miles west of the intersection of Methodist Hill
Road and William Gage Road |
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Chebacco Road |
Tax Map 17 |
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Located at the eastern
end of Hazen Road to the Canaan town line.
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| Cummings
Road |
Tax
Map 15 |
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See Lindopp Lane. Not to be confused with the
town-maintained Cummings Road located a short distance to the west. |
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Dustin Road |
Tax Map 12
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Located between
Lockehaven Road and Kluge Road. It
is located on Lockehaven Road, 0.4 miles east of the intersection of
Lockehaven Road, Jones Hill Road and Kluge Road and 0.8 miles west from
Crystal Lake Road. It is located off Kluge Road, 0.4 miles south from
Lockehaven Road and 0.5 miles north from Shaker Hill Road. |
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Fuller Road |
Tax Map 11 |
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Located between the
town-maintained portion of Fuller Road, off Shaker Hill Road, and Shaker
Boulevard. It is located on Shaker Boulevard 0.5 miles northeast from
NH Route 4A and 2.0 miles southeast from Livingstone Lodge Road. Fuller Road is located off Shaker
Hill Road 1.0 mile north from NH Route 4A. |
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Goodhue Hill Road |
Tax Map 8 |
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Goodhue Hill Road is
located on the south side of NH Route 4A.
The Class VI portion of Goodhue Hill Road is located at the end of
the town-maintained portion of the road and continues to the “Old Town
Farm,” believed to be located on land owned by the NH Fish and Game
Department, Tax Map 8, Lot 65. |
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Hackett Road |
Tax Map 8 |
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Hackett Road is located
on the south side of NH Route 4A. The
Class VI portion of Hackett Road is located at the southern end of the
town-maintained portion of the road and continues to the intersection of
Goodhue Hill Road. This Class
VI road is not shown on the USGS topographical maps. |
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Hazen Road |
Tax Map 17 |
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This road is Class VI
from the end of the town maintained portion to Chebacco Road. |
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Lindopp Lane |
Tax Map 15 |
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Located on the northeast
side of US Route 4 and continuing across the Canaan town line where it
connects with a private road named Cardaview Lane. Private roads are not open to
use by the public. Lindopp
Lane is located on US Route 4, 0.3 miles east from Lovejoy Brook Road and
0.3 miles west from West Farms Road. This road was once known as Cummings Road, not to be
confused with the town-maintained Cummings Road located a short distance
to the west, and at an earlier date it was known as Old West Farms Road. |
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McCallister Road |
Tax Map 2 |
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Mud Pond Road |
Tax Map 16 |
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Located on Lockehaven
Road to the Canaan town line. The
name of this road changes to Canaan Road on the Canaan end. Mud Pond Road is located 0.2 miles
east from Crystal Lake Road and 0.1 miles west from Ibey Road |
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Old County Road |
Tax Map 14 |
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Located off US Route 4,
continues to the Lebanon town line and then into Hanover. Old County Road is located on US
Route 4, 0.4 miles west from High Street and 1.0 miles east from Ruddsboro
Road. This road is not shown
on the USGS topographical maps. |
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Old New Hampshire Turnpike
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Tax Map 8
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The exact layout of this
road is unclear, however it does cross King James Road in an east-west
direction, 0.3 miles north from NH Route 4A. The approximate layout is from
King James Road west to Abear Road and from King James Road east to George
Hill/Boys’ Camp Road area. This
road is not shown on the USGS topographical maps. |
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Old Route 10 |
Tax Map 3 |
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Located from the end of
the town-maintained portion of Old Route 10 where the Bike Path begins
(Tax Map 3, Lot 4, next to the Upper Valley Humane Society at I-89 Exit
15) and continuing to the Grantham town line near I-89 Exit 14. |
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Pinnacle Road |
Tax Map 9 |
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Located on Grafton Pond
Road to the Grafton town line and continues into Grafton. See “Other Class VI Roads”. Pinnacle Road is located on
Grafton Pond Road 0.1 miles south from Oak Hill Road and 0.8 miles
northeast from NH Route 4A. It
is not shown on the Enfield tax maps but is located between lots 62 and 64
on tax map 9. |
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Witter Road |
Tax Map 13 |
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Located between Oak Hill
Road and Boys’ Camp Road. Witter
Road is not shown on the Enfield tax maps but is located between lots 1
and 2, 3 and 4, 4 and 47 on tax map 13.
Located on Oak Hill Road 0.8 miles south from Lockehaven Road and
1.3 miles north from Grafton Pond Road.
Witter Road can also be accessed from Boys’ Camp Road 1.0 miles
south from Lockehaven Road and 1.1 miles north from Route 4A. Only the easterly portion from Oak
Hill Road is shown on the Enfield Center USGS topographical map. |
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The following Class VI roads are located in neighboring towns but are directly accessible from Enfield.
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Atherton Road |
Lebanon |
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Atherton Road in Enfield continues into Lebanon where
it meets with McCallister Road. |
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Durkee Road |
Lebanon |
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Durkee Road is located at the intersection of
Atherton Road and McCallister Road in Lebanon and continues to the city
maintained portion near Meriden Road. |
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Lovejoy Brook Road |
Canaan |
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Lovejoy Brook Road off US Route 4 in Enfield becomes
a Class VI road after it crosses the town line into Canaan. From the town line you can
continue to West Farms Road in Canaan or you can take a trail that
branches off in a westerly direction and connects to May Street, 0.8 miles
north from US Route 4. This
road can also be accessed from West Farms Road in Canaan, 2.5 miles north
from US Route 4. |
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Pinnacle Road |
Grafton |
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This Class VI road in Enfield continues across the
Enfield town line into Grafton where it meets Grafton Pond Road and
Kinsman Highway. |
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Trail Name |
Location |
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Bicknell Brook Trail |
Grafton Pond Road, Enfield |
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Cole Pond Trail |
Bog Road, Enfield |
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Colette Trail |
Boy’s Camp Road, Enfield |
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Rail Trail |
From Lebanon through Enfield to Grafton |
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Un-named Trails |
Various locations |
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Bicknell Brook Trail |
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The trail head is located on Grafton Pond Road, 0.6
miles southwest from Oak Hill Road and 0.3 miles northeast from NH Route
4A (Map 9, Lots 45 & 46). The
trail runs in a loop beginning and ending at the parking area but also
joins the Colette Trail near Bicknell Brook. A pamphlet is available at the
trailhead to guide you along this interpretive trail. |
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Cole Pond Trail |
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The trailhead is located on Bog Road, 2.0 south from
NH Route 4A. The trail begins
on the Bog Road and ends at Cole Pond. |
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Colette Trail |
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The trail head is located on Boys’ Camp Road, 1.2
miles south from Lockehaven Road and 1.0 miles north from NH Route 4A. The Colette Trail runs west from
Boys’ Camp Road along Bicknell Brook to Crystal Lake and east from
Boy’s Camp Road on the northeastern side Bicknell Brook until it joins
the Bicknell Brook Trail (Map 9, Lots 45 & 46). |
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| Rail
Trail |
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The Grafton County section of the Northern line Rail
Trail runs from downtown Lebanon to Grafton and is about 25 miles long. The following uses are allowed:
hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding and
dogsleds. No bare ground
wheeled motor vehicles are allowed on the Rail Trail. For more information, and to join other volunteers
who work to improve the trail, you can join “The Friends of the Northern
Rail Trail” in Grafton County at PO Box 206, Enfield NH 03748. They
also have a website at www.railtrails.org
then choose “Allies and Partners” followed by “Other Rail-Trail Web
Sites”. Under the heading “State and Regional Trail Organizations”,
“Rail-Trails of NH, VT, and ME” will take you to the extensive roster
of Northern New England rails. |
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| Un-named
Trails |
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There is a large network of unmarked trails located
within the Enfield Wildlife Management Area, owned by New Hampshire Fish
and Game Department. No bare
ground wheeled vehicles are allowed on these trails. Access to these trails can be
found across from the Shaker Inn and Museum on NH Route 4A. Parking is by the Stone Gristmill
building and is provided by the Shaker Museum. Another access is located behind
the Mascoma Lake upper beach parking area on the south side of NH Route
4A, opposite the Shaker Bridge, Shakoma Beach and Mascoma boat ramp. Parking in the upper beach parking
area is by permit only. Permits
can be obtained at the Enfield Town Hall Monday through Friday 9-3 or
Thursday evenings until 7 pm. |
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State Owned Property Open to the Public
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department owns a number of lots that are open to the public. No camping or bare ground wheeled vehicles are allowed on these properties. For further information call 603-271-3421.
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Location |
Description |
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Tax Map 7, Lot 10 |
103 acres with frontage on Smith Pond. This lot is accessible from Tax Map 8, Lot 65. |
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Tax Map 8, Lot 6 |
97 acres accessible from Hackett Road. |
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Tax Map 8, Lot 17 |
45 acres accessible from Hackett Road or Goodhue Hill Road. |
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Tax Map 8, Lot 65 |
2755 acres accessible from Hackett Road, Goodhue Hill Road and the Cole Pond Trail. This lot is also shown on tax maps 1, 3, 4 and 7 and is identified on these maps as P/O 8-65. |
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Tax Map 10, Lot 4 |
1100 acres accessible by the un-named trails described above. This lot is also shown on tax map 6 and is identified on this map as P/O 10-4. |
Public Boating and Fishing Access
The State of New Hampshire has a statewide map of boating and fishing public access sites. Free copies of these maps can be obtained at the Town Office or by contacting the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Statewide Public Access Program – MAP, 2 Hazen Drive, Concord NH 03301; (603) 271-2224.
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Canaan Street Lake |
Canaan |
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Access Owner: |
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Parking: |
Trailer |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
Canaan Street, 2.1 miles from US Route 4 |
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Clarke Pond |
Canaan |
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Access Owner: |
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Parking: |
Car-top |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
From US Route 4, take Canaan Street 3.2 miles to
River Road. Turn right onto
River Road. Continue on River
Road for 1.9 miles, and then bear left onto Clarke Pond Road and continue
1.2 miles and turn right onto Public Waters Road. The boat ramp is located at the
end of Public Waters Road (0.3 miles). |
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Cole Pond |
Enfield |
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Access Owner: |
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department |
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Parking: |
Remote |
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Ramp: |
None |
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Location: |
Access from Cole Pond Trail |
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Special notes: |
Fly fishing only |
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Crystal Lake |
Enfield |
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Access Owner: |
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department |
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Parking: |
Trailer |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
On Algonquin Road.
Algonquin Road is located on Crystal Lake Road 1.2 miles south from
Lockehaven Road and 0.9 miles north from NH Route 4A. |
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George Pond |
Enfield |
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Access Owner: |
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department |
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Parking: |
Car-top |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
On Bog Road, 0.2 miles south from NH Route 4A. |
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Goose Pond |
Canaan |
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Access Owner: |
Town of Canaan |
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Parking: |
Car-top |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
From US Route 4, take Good Pond Road 2.6 miles to the
fork just past the dam. Take
the left fork and follow the road 2.4 miles along the lake to the ramp on
the left. |
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Grafton Pond |
Grafton |
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Access Owner: |
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department |
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Parking: |
Car-top |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
On Potato Road, 1.8 miles south from Lockehaven Road
and 0.2 miles south from Grafton Pond Road. |
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Mascoma Lake |
Enfield |
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Access Owner: |
Town of Enfield |
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Parking: |
Trailer |
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Ramp: |
Paved |
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Location: |
At the corner of NH Route 4A and Main Street, by the
Shaker Bridge. It is 2.2
miles east from US Route 4 in Lebanon and 3.8 miles west from Enfield
Center. |
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McDaniel’s Marsh |
Springfield |
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Access Owner: |
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department |
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Parking: |
Car-top |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
At the intersection of Bog Road and George Hill Road. On Bog Road 4.3 miles from NH
Route 4A. ON George Hill Road
3.9 miles from NH Route 4A. |
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Spectacle Pond |
Enfield |
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Access Owner: |
Town of Enfield |
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Parking: |
Car-top |
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Ramp: |
Gravel |
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Location: |
On Lockehaven Road 1.0 miles east from Potato Road |
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Special notes: |
No powerboats in excess of 10 hp. |
| Canaan |
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Grafton
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The Town of Grafton has a map showing Class VI roads
located within the Town of Grafton. For
further information call the Grafton Town Office at (603) 523-7700. |
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Hanover
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The Town of Hanover has a trail map for sale at the
Hanover Town Offices, which shows Class VI roads, trails and properties
owned by the Town of Hanover that are open to the public. For further information call the Hanover Town Office at
643-4123. |
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Lebanon
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The City of Lebanon Parks and Recreation Department
has several brochures available describing public lots with nature trails
and Class VI Roads. Two of
note, are the Boston Lot and the Farnum Hill Reserve. For further information call the
Lebanon Town Office at (603)
448-4220. |
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Plainfield
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The Town of Plainfield has a map, put out by the
Plainfield Conservation Commission, showing Class VI roads, trails, old
cellar holes and old mill sites located within the Town of Plainfield. For further information call the
Plainfield Town Office at (603) 469-3201.
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Springfield |
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