Trails

The hiking trails on some Ausbon Sargent protected properties that are open to the public are listed below by town and by easement donor name.

Many of these trails cross privately owned, conserved land. The landowners have generously granted public access and are available for pedestrian uses only (hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing).  Please respect the generosity of the landowner and “leave no trace” by practicing a carry in/carry out policy. If you bring your dog, be sure they are under your control at all times and, of course, please clean up after them.

[Under each town, just click on any BOLD easement for a printable PDF version of the trail map with driving directions or go to the web site link where you will find the appropriate trail map.]

Trail Series - Click here to choose from a few brochures we put together, featuring several fun hikes in several different towns in our 12-town region. Trail descriptions and directions included!

Andover

Mountain Brook Forest Preserve - Owned and managed by Ausbon Sargent

Bradford

All of the following Ausbon Sargent protected properties have trails included on the Bradford Conservation Commission Trail Map

Grantham

New London

All of these Ausbon Sargent protected properties have trails shown in the maps available at the Town of New London Conservation Commission web site:   
http://www.nl-nhcc.com/trails/nlcctrails.htm

The following protected properties in New London have trails that are not included on the New London Conservation Commission map:

 
Newbury

  • Bensley (we are updating this map)
  • Kidder Tract
    [The Kidder Tract portion of the Sunset Hill trail meets the western half of  the Sunset Hill Trail  on the John Hay National Wildlife Refuge that comes up from The Fells parking area.]

           
Springfield

           
Sunapee

Sutton

Wilmot

  • Cassey Brook Preserve  - *Access and parking to this trail are not suitable in the winter months. When road is clear, please do not to block driveway of the residence on the access road* Turn right on right-of-way shared driveway with address 654 Wilmot Center Road and follow the right-of-way past the driveway, back to the right where the woods open up to the power line and park before the forest gate.

The following organizations and town conservation commissions also offer trail maps that include hiking opportunities within the Mt. Kearsarge/Ragged/Lake Sunapee region:

New London Conservation Commission

www.nl-nhcc.com/trails/nlcctrails.htm

Sutton

www.sutton-nh.gov/Public_Documents/SuttonNH_Conservation/

Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge-Greenway (SRKG)

www.SRKG.com

Forest Society (SPNHF)

www.forestsociety.org

Friends of the Northern Rail Trail

www.fnrt.org

Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway

www.msgtc.org

Please, let us know by contacting Ausbon Sargent at 603-526-6555 if you discover any issues with trail damage or if you find any difficulty following the trail map.