Map Links and Resources 

Mountain Biking Southern New Hampshire: great biking areas near Amherst/Nashua.

Milford Town Forest: PDF maps of Milford, NH conservation lands with trails for hiking/biking/skiing.

Hollis Town Forest: An overview map of Hollis, NH conservation lands with links to detailed PDF maps.

Beaver Brook trails : Links to PDF trail maps of a large conservation area in Hollis, NH.

Off Track trail map links: Links to many trail map resources near southern New Hampshire.

Dunstable Rural Land Trust: Trails and ponds in Dunstable, Massachusetts, near the NH/MA line.

UNH New England Maps Project: a great resource for historical USGS maps.

Maps (in alphabetical order)

Bicentennial Trail, Amherst Town Dump Area, Amherst NH

This map is from the 1906 USGS quad showing several old roads running between what is now NH Route 101 and Dodge Road in Amherst.  These roads are still evident in the woods, and the Bicentennial Trail maintained by the Amherst Conservation Commission parallels Dodge Road and runs all the way north to the Joe English Reservation.

 

 

Dunstable Rural Land Trust, Dunstable MA

Just south of the NH/MA state line near Hollis and Nashua. Hiking, mountain-biking, paddling, and birdwatching permitted.

 

 

 

Groton Town Forest, Groton MA

 

Hazeltine Reservation, Amherst NH

Mountain-biking is permitted. The New England Mountain-Biking Association (NEMBA) maintains a mountain-bike loop here.

Horse Hill Conservation Area, Merrimack NH

Horse Hill is more than 500 acres of conservation land just south of Amherst Road.  There is a variety of wood roads, trails, and powerline cuts that go through here.  The Merrimack Conservation Commission is marking some officially maintained trails (shown in a new brochure), but there is lots more to explore as well.

 

 

Joe English Reservation, Amherst NH

Great hiking/snowshoeing/skiing in this conservation area.  No mountain-biking though. Here's a link to another map provided by the Souhegan Valley Land Trust: Joe English Reservation.

 

 

 

 

Lyndeborough Road, Patch Hill Area, Amherst NH

Conservation land with some roads, trails, and old quarries.

 

 

 

Moody Park, Claremont NH

This is a large park near downtown Claremont that has a fantastic collection of trails ranging from easy to insanely steep.  There are some spectacular ravines here.  If you're in Claremont, this is worth a visit. (This map is from the Claremont Parks Department brochure on Moody Park.) 

 

Purgatory Falls, Mont Vernon NH

This map is the from the 1953 USGS Milford quadrangle, showing the discontinued Upton Road and Purgatory Road. 

 

 

 

Townsend State Forest, Townsend MA 

This map is a DNR (Department of Natural Resources) from the town of Townsend web site: TownsendStateForestMap.pdf  

This map is from the 1944 USGS Townsend quad.  There are a number of old roads and trails in Townsend Sate Forest, but this is a large area and it may be easy to get lost here.

This map was originally on the NEMBA website.  I found it via Andrew Wolfe's page of map links (Off Track trail map links).