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Shelburne Valley Forest
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
2,584 acres5.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Shelburne
Shelburne, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 40% of Shelburne is conserved land, roughly 12,464 acres. There are about 51 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Shelburne Valley Forest (5.9 mi), Appalachian National Scenic Trail (5.9 mi), and Shelburne Riverlands (2.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Shelburne, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Shelburne outdoors
Conserved land
40%
12,464 of 31,000 acres
Trails
51 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 26 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
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
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Nature preserve
983 acres5.9 mi of trail
Mahoosuc TrailCentennial TrailPeabody Brook TrailBald Ledge Spur
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Shelburne Riverlands
Managed by Mahoosuc Land Trust
631 acres2.7 mi of trail
Forest TrailRiver TrailKnoll TrailHemlock Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Bald Cap Forest
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
1,003 acres2 mi of trail
Middle Mountain TrailPeabody Brook TrailBald Ledge Spur
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Lead Mine State Forest
Managed by NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
194 acres1.4 mi of trail
Centennial Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
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Peabody Forest
Managed by Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
81 acres0.8 mi of trail
Peabody Brook TrailMiddle Mountain Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
- First Mountain Forest129 ac
- Chester Hayes Memorial Park19 ac
- Androscoggin Wildlife Management Area6 ac · Directions
- Robinson Peak Conservation Easement1 ac
Who protects the land
12,464 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,479 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 14 of 21 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
- Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail (bike route)1.2 mi
Next door
Shelburne and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelburne | 40.2% | 51.0 mi | 10 |
| Gorham | 45.4% | 66.7 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Shelburne'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 23-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.