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Northern Rail Trail

Rail-trail in New Hampshire · OpenStreetMap relation

The Northern Recreational Rail Trail, also known as the Northern Rail Trail, is a 58-mile (93 km) multi-use rail trail in western New Hampshire, USA, running from Lebanon to Boscawen. It uses the right-of-way of the Boston and Maine Railroad's former Northern Line, which was acquired by the State of New Hampshire in 1996. The trail is managed by the New Hampshire Bureau of Trails.

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Official website

Length
58.0 mi 93.4 km1
Surface
Crushed stone1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

Trailheads

  1. Boscawen Park & Ride directions to Boscawen Park & Ride
  2. Grafton NRT Access directions to Grafton NRT Access
  3. Northern Rail Trail directions to Northern Rail Trail
  4. Northern Rail Trail directions to Northern Rail Trail
  5. Northern Rail Trail directions to Northern Rail Trail
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B 102, Northern Rail Trail, Andover NH.jpg
B 102, Northern Rail Trail, Andover NH.jpg · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Community

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Photos

  • B 83, Northern Rail Trail, Boscawen NH.jpg B 83, Northern Rail Trail, Boscawen NH.jpg
    Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Northern Rail Trail, Danbury NH.jpg Northern Rail Trail, Danbury NH.jpg
    Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Northern Rail Trail, East Andover NH.jpg Northern Rail Trail, East Andover NH.jpg
    Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Turntable remnants, Northern Rail Trail, Franklin NH.jpg Turntable remnants, Northern Rail Trail, Franklin NH.jpg
    Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • WRJ 42, Northern Rail Trail, Andover NH.jpg WRJ 42, Northern Rail Trail, Andover NH.jpg
    Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 153206, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Northern Rail Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q7058895, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  4. Official trail website · Official site · checked Oct 12, 2026

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