Shumway Forest

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Shumway Forest  stretches from Three Mile Road to the crest of Moose Mountain and creates a link to other conservation lands and a vast network of foot trails, including the AT. 
Trail Activity
Hiking Snowshoeing Ungroomed cross-country skiing
Length
16.70 miles, Network
Difficulty
Easy, Moderate
Town
Hanover (NH)
Surface
Packed Earth/Dirt
Pets
Permitted on leash
Fees
No

Description

Shumway Forest includes headwater tributaries of Mink Brook and a variety of other types of wetlands, including a fen, vernal pool, and black ash and red spruce swamps. The trails in this forest are at the center of a mountainside trail network that includes not only the Appalachian Trail, as it travels from Three Mile Road to the South Peak of Moose Mountain, but a dozen other foot trails, linking the AT with others on the mountain and beyond.

Trail Manager

For additional information, visit the Hanover Conservancy website, or contact:

Hanover Conservancy
71 Lyme Road
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: (603) 643-3433
info@hanoverconservancy.org
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Trail Tips

Travel on Durable Surfaces
If your bike tires make an indent on the trail surface, it is too wet to ride. Come back when the trails have dried out.

Trailhead Information

MILL POND FOREST TRAILHEAD
Head southeast out of the center of Hanover on Lebanon Street. 1.3 miles from Main Street, turn left on Greensboro Street. Go 1.9 miles to Etna Road on the left. After taking the left onto Etna Road, go 1.4 miles. Turn right on Rudsboro Road and go 2 miles. Turn left on Old Dana Road, and go 0.4 miles to Moose Mountain Lodge Road. Take the right onto Moose Mountain Lodge Road and go 0.8 miles to the parking area at the Mill Pond Forest Trailhead.

VIA THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
The trails may alternatively be accessed via the Appalachian Trail from the Moose Mountain trailhead. From the center of Hanover, head southeast on Lebanon Street. 1.3 miles from Main Street, turn left on Greensboro Street. Go 1.9 miles to Etna Road on the left. After taking the left onto Etna Road, go 1.4 miles. Turn right on Rudsboro Road and go 1.5 miles to 3 Mile Road. Turn left on 3 Mile Road and go 1.3 miles to the parking area for the AT/Moose Mountain trailhead.

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