New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s Londonderry Rail Trail | Photo courtesy Londonderry Trailways

Learn about trails in New Hampshire including top trails, trail statistics, funding, projects and how you can get involved.

Top 10 Trails in New Hampshire video (2021)

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Top 10 Trails in New Hampshire

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State Stats

82

total rail-trails

584

miles of rail-trails

18

current projects

236

miles of potential rail-trail

6.5 M

Available Funds in the State

US Funds

FY23 Total Reserved for Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program (source: FHWA)

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News & Stories from NH

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Preferred Design - In 2020, NHDOT proposed and FHWA approved a design for the Derry Rail Trail similar to the example below. That design complied with Section 4(f) and meets the expectations of the Committee, RTC and the public
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Court Sides with Advocates for Derry Rail Trail Tunnel in Lawsuit Over Historic Rail Corridor
June 30, 2025
 Group of trail runners in Baltimore, MD | Photo by Allison Abruscato
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Five Reasons to Get Outside on Trails This Spring
April 01, 2025
 Ribbon cutting of Iowa's High Trestle Trail to Raccoon River Valley Trail Connector | Photo courtesy of Iowa Bicycle Coalition
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Celebrating 2024’s New Rail-Trails
December 02, 2024
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New England Rail-Trail Network

RTC is working with trail advocates and transportation leaders from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to advance a plan for connecting the region’s 1,000 miles of open trail.

New Hampshire’s Presidential Rail Trail | Photo by TrailLink user sc302

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