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Northern Rail Trail – Mascoma Lake loop from Mascoma Lake

Northern Rail Trail – Mascoma Lake loop from Mascoma Lake

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5.0

(8867)

8,868

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Northern Rail Trail – Mascoma Lake loop from Mascoma Lake

03:51

74.7km

1,140m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.5 km for 287 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.02 km

Main Street Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

The Main Street Bridge crosses the river from Shakoma Beach to Mascoma Riverside Park. There is a cool view up and down the river from the middle of the bridge.

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2.66 km

Northern Rail Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a fantastic multi-use rail trail. It follows the path where the old Northern Line of the Boston and Maine Railroad used to be. The State of New Hampshire took over this area in 1996.

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4.61 km

Mascoma Lake

Highlight • Lake

Mascoma Lake is a 1,150-acre near Lebanon, New Hampshire. It is a popular spot for swimming and there are great views of the lake from the Northern Rail Trail.

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4.88 km

View of Mascoma Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mascoma Lake is a 1,150-acre near Lebanon, New Hampshire. It is a popular spot for swimming and there are great views of the lake from the Northern Rail Trail.

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22.0 km

Hanover

Highlight • Settlement

The flagship of the city, founded in 1761, is the impressive building of the elite Dartmouth University. But even beyond that, Hanover exudes its very own charm with its location …

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43.5 km

View of Lyme–East Thetford Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Lyme–East Thetford Bridge, situated across the Connecticut River linking Lyme, New Hampshire, and East Thetford, Vermont, gained recognition and was enlisted in the National Register of Historic Places in the year 2020 due to its historical significance.

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70.6 km

Mascoma Lake

Highlight • Lake

Mascoma Lake is a 1,150-acre lake near Lebanon, New Hampshire. It is a popular spot for swimming and there are great views of the lake from the Northern Rail Trail.

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72.5 km

Enfield Wildlife Management Area

Nature Reserve

73.3 km

View of Mascoma Lake from Enfield Wildlife Management Area

Highlight • Viewpoint

Primarily a nature reserve, Enfield Wildlife Management Area does however have a wonderful network of trails and wood roads that interconnect across Shaker Mountain. The primary purpose of the reserve …

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74.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.0 km

18.3 km

8.57 km

2.25 km

583 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.4 km

2.80 km

1.39 km

139 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 15 July

27°C

17°C

38 %

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Northern Rail Trail – Mascoma Lake loop from Mascoma Lake

Main Street Bridge

Northern Rail Trail

Mascoma Lake

View of Mascoma Lake

Hanover

View of Lyme–East Thetford Bridge

Mascoma Lake

View of Mascoma Lake from Enfield Wildlife Management Area

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