Discover How to Find Your Way!
(Approx. 2.5 miles)
Discover how our ancestors learned to find their way Discover how our ancestors learned to find their way using what nature provides. Learn how to use the sun, moon, stars, and magnetism (compass). For ages 11 & older.
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Bement Covered Bridge
(Approx. 4.0 miles)
This is the third bridge at this location. Tradition has it that Colonel Stephen H. Long, a Hopkinton native and a member of the U.S. Army Topographical Engineers, built the bridge entirely of hemlock. No evidence was found however to support or dispute the claim.
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Rollins State Park
(Approx. 4.1 miles)
Rollins State Park has picnicking, hiking and parking. Leashed pets are allowed.
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Winslow State Park
(Approx. 6.1 miles)
Winslow State Park, is located on the northwest slope of Mt. Kearsarge in Wilmot, New Hampshire. The picnic area is on an 1,820-foot plateau with outstanding views of the White Mountains to the north and the taller of the southern and central Vermont peaks. Mt.
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Henniker Covered Bridge
(Approx. 6.3 miles)
The Henniker bridge was built by Milton Graton and his son Arnold in 1972 using traditional methods. For example, the framed trusses were pulled across the river by a team of oxen.
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Painted Blessings Ranch Horse Camps
(Approx. 8.7 miles)
Offering day camps for children ages 5-16 Horse camp at Painted Blessings Ranch is designed to teach basic to advanced horsemanship, allowing each camper to advance independently as well as a group.
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Pillsbury State Park
(Approx. 10.3 miles)
Pillsbury State Park is one of the more primitive and lesser known gems of the New Hampshire State Park system.
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Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site
(Approx. 11.3 miles)
The Daniel Webster Birthplace is associated with the birth and early childhood years of Daniel Webster, one of our country's most respected orators and statesmen.
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Rowell's Covered Bridge
(Approx. 11.5 miles)
The bridge was built by Horace Childs of Henniker with the help of his brothers Enoch and Warren. The Burr type construction is unusual in that solid timber arches are fitted end to end and bolted to the side timbers to form the basic design.
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