Smith Covered Bridge
(Approx. 16.5 miles)
Smith River Bridge According to W. Edward White in his book Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, a Captain Charles Richardson built the first covered bridge at this site in the early 1800s. The current bridge was built in 1850 when James McQueston hired Herman Marcy of Littleton, N.H.
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Bath Covered Bridge
(Approx. 18.1 miles)
The current structure is the fifth bridge to stand on this site. The first was constructed in 1794 at a cost of $366.66. That bridge was demolished by a flood and replaced in 1806 at a cost of $1,000.
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A Summer Day at the Farm
(Approx. 18.9 miles)
Family-friendly activities, tours and farm chores Remick Country Doctor Museum Farm, located in quaint Tamworth Village, New Hampshire, is a picturesque rural life museum and a working farm.
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Forest Lake State Park
(Approx. 18.9 miles)
Forest Lake State Park, one of the ten original state parks, was created in 1935. The park spans 397 acres and its 200-foot sandy beach lies on the shore of Forest Lake. Popular activities in the park include swimming, picnicking, mountain biking, fishing, and boating.
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Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm
(Approx. 18.9 miles)
An agricultural museum. A working farm. A historic homestead Feel as though you’ve stepped back in time as our history unfolds. Whether indoors or out, explore domestic, agricultural and sustainable living practices and traditions of New Hampshire and father and son country doctors, Dr. Edwin Remick and Dr.
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Bedell Bridge State Historic Site
(Approx. 19.3 miles)
Bedell Bridge State Park is a 38-acre park located along the Connecticut River. The park was the site of a historic two-span covered bridge, the second longest in the country.
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Groveton Covered Bridge
(Approx. 19.8 miles)
The bridge was built by Captain Charles Richardson and his son. When U.S. Route 3 was reconstructed in 1939, the Groveton covered bridge was bypassed. It was repaired by Milton Graton and his son Arnold in 1964-1965. A water supply line is suspended beneath the bridge.
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Honeymoon Covered Bridge
(Approx. 20.1 miles)
This covered bridge was built by Charles Austin Broughton and his son Frank. Charles Broughton lived on the Broughton dairy farm on the east side of the Saco River. During the Civil War he was a sergeant in the 18th Regiment of the New Hampshire Volunteers, Company E.
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Echo Lake State Park
(Approx. 20.3 miles)
Echo Lake State Park is a great place to take the family for a swim and picnic. A scenic trail around the lake provides great views of sheer, 700-foot Cathedral Ledge which towers over the lake.
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Bath-Haverhill Covered Bridge
(Approx. 20.3 miles)
According to New Hampshire Department of Transportation records, this is the oldest covered bridge still in use in New Hampshire. It is the first and only bridge to be erected at this site.
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