1
David Dana Forest
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
291 acres2.7 mi of trail
Lower Ox TeamGold Mine Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Dalton
Dalton, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Dalton is conserved land, roughly 2,047 acres. There are about 35 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in David Dana Forest (2.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Dalton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Dalton outdoors
Conserved land
12%
2,047 of 17,853 acres
Trails
35 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Forest Lake State Park
Park
411 acres0.4 mi of trail
Forest Lake Beach Path
Dog rules not recorded
3
Ruth & Slade Gorton Memorial Forest
Managed by New England Forestry Foundation
104 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects the land
2,047 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,207 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 11 of 12 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Next door
Dalton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton | 11.5% | 34.8 mi | 3 |
| Littleton | 8.3% | 89.3 mi | 5 |
| Whitefield | 15.5% | 30.8 mi | 4 |
| Lancaster | 12.5% | 25.4 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Dalton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 24.6-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.