
COTTON VALLEY RAIL TRAIL
The Cotton Valley Rail Trail is 12 miles long and begins at Depot Street in Wolfeboro and ends at Turntable Park in Wakefield. This trail is a great four season trail is not only exceptional for walking and biking, but it is one of only three trails under DNCR management that have rails intact and are used recreationally by local rail car clubs. The trail begins in downtown Wolfeboro just across the street from Lake Winnipesaukee’s Back Bay and the trail’s usable surface ends at Fernald Station, Rt. 109, Wolfeboro, NH. The Cotton Valley Rail Trail and has beautiful scenery, especially along the two causeways along Lake Wentworth and Crescent Lake.

Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Conserving the Natural Heritage of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region for Generations to Come.
- Copple Crown: In Brookfield
- Sewall Woods: Downtown Wolfeboro
- Knights Pond: South of Wolfeboro
- Cotton Hurd: Alton. Between Wolfeboro & Alton
- Trask Swamp: Alton. South of Wolfeboro
- Ossipee Mountains: Castle in the Clouds
- Red Hill: Moultonborough
- Whiteface Mountain: in Wolfeboro
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Founded by a handful of concerned citizens in 1901,
the Forest Society conserves and cares for forests across the state.
- Moody Mountain in Wolfeboro.
- Mount Major in Alton
- Weeks Forest
- Pine Mountain (Evelyn & Albert Preserve) in Alton.
- High Watch Preserve. Green Mountain in Ossipee.
- Moose Mountain: In Middleton/Brookfield

Belknap Range Trails
The trails that cover the Belknap Range and are on land owned by a coaltion of organizations and individuals.

Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
To protect and sustain the significant lands in our communities for clean water, outdoor recreation, fresh food, wildlife, and healthy forests
- Birch Ridge Trail Guide: Merry Meeting Lake in New Durham
- Collins Family Forest; Merry Meeting Lake in Alton

Moose Mountain Regional Greenways Properties
Founded in 2000, Moose Mountains Regional Greenways (MMRG) serves nine member communities in New Hampshire: Brookfield, Farmington, Middleton, Milton, New Durham, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, and Wolfeboro.
- Great Meadow: In Tuftonboro
- Thurley Trails: In Ossipee
- Snow Property: In Brookfield
Other Hiking Resources & Trails
- Hiking Guide from Ossipee Economic Development Council
- Bayle Mountain: In Ossipee
- Alton Conservation Commission: Includes trail info for Knights Pond, Gilman Pond and Cotton-Hurd.
- Brewster Heath Preserve: Trails near Crescent Lake School. Wentworth Watershed Association
- Wolfeboro Singletrack Alliance: Includes trails at Abenaki, Sewall Woods and Fernald Station