Category: New Hampshire Private

Rockingham Recreational Rail Trail (Portsmouth  Branch)
Traillink description
Thank you to Maxli Catenby for writing that “…the Raymond to Newfields section of the Rockingham Recreational trail is unpaved but flat and well maintained for easy walking, about 14 miles.”

Derry, Londonderry and Windham Rail Trails
Thanks to Maxli Catenby for alerting me to these accessible rail trails.  Map of all three trails.
Derry Rail Trail is 3.6 miles paved.  From traillink.com :”This exquisitely maintained trail slices through forested areas and wetlands for a wonderful experience in southern New Hampshire.”   Website

Windham Rail Trail 4.8 miles paved.  “together with the Derry and Salem Rail Trails, there are currently 11 miles of a continuous paved passive use rail trail, the longest paved abandoned rail bed in New Hampshire.”

Londonderry Rail Trail  4.5 miles paved  Traillink description

Crotched Mountain
“With over 1,200 acres of permanently protected forest, open fields of wild blueberry and heather, and mysterious wetlands, Crotched Mountain [near Greenfield]  is a place of unusual beauty. …… Crotched Mountain’s accessible trails provide a place where everyone – people with disabilities, seniors and families with children – are welcomed and able to experience nature up close. ”
Here is their website.    Call 603-547-3311 for information.  Trail Guide and map.
There are 2 miles of accessible trails    Trails at Crotched Mountain

Markus Wildlife Sanctuary and the Loon Center
The Markus Sanctuary, near Moultonborough,  is comprised of 200 acres of upland forests, marshes, ponds, clear-running streams and over 5,000 feet of pristine shoreline on Lake Winnipesaukee, one of the largest remaining areas of natural shoreline on the lake. These diverse habitats make this sanctuary home to a wide host of plant and animal species.
The Loon Center’s headquarters and visitor center is on the Sanctuary.
Here is the website for the Loon Center  Phone 603-476-5666.
Here is the Sanctuary website.    Trail Map   
Thank you Kellee Duckworth for the trail information.
 ” The shorter of our two trails, our Forest Trail, would be accessible for elderly walkers.  It is a 0.25 mile forest walk on level ground…….. Unfortunately, neither of our trails are wheelchair accessible.”

Beaver Brook
“Beaver Brook Association is comprised of 2,187 acres of forest, fields, and wetlands in Hollis, Brookline, and Milford, New Hampshire. The land lies where the southern transitional forest meets the northern hardwood forest, creating a diverse landscape of interest to the naturalist and the hiker alike.”
Here is Beaver Brook’s website.  Phone 603-465-7787   Maps and Guides
Thank you Celeste Philbrick Barr for the trail information.
Note that these trails are not paved, so there may be small roots, crushed gravel, etc.
“The Gardens at Maple Hill Farm(117 Ridge Road also)  are very accessible from the parking lot.  Many of the theme gardens are on the same level as the parking.  A few are on a slight slope or require approaching from the front of the building.”

“Beaver Brook Trail starting on Route 130 is very flat for the first 1/2 mile and has a wide flat parking area.”

“The  Potanipo Rail Trail (parking lot on West Hollis Road in Hollis) is a perfectly flat and wide rail trail that leads to the Great Meadow;  a beautiful wetland with a large beaver dam.”

Little Nature Museum  &  Mt. Kearsage Indian Museum
The Medicine Woods near Warner, provides an opportunity to learn about the natural environment and some of the ways Natives historically used plants for food, medicine, dye, shelter and tools.
Here are the websites for the Little Nature Museum   and the Mt. Kearsage Indian Museum.
Phone for the Nature Museum is 603-746-6121 and for the Indian Museum is 603-456-2600.The director of the Indian Museum, which owns both properties, says that “Our trails are easy to walk & were created to be wheelchair accessible.  Our museum is accessible as well.”