Stevens Rail Trail

The Stevens Rail Trail is a former railroad bed now used as a multi-purpose trail. In 2019 this 2-mile section was improved in cooperation with Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail. A short side trail leads to an enormous boulder named Wilder Rock in honor of Lee Wilder who served on the Hopkinton Conservation Commission for many years. Another short side trail, the Hemlock Spur Trail, is located north of the wetlands along the west side of the rail trail.

Click here for more information about Wilder Rock and the geology of glacial boulders.

Click here for a map of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail, which includes the Stevens Rail Trail section.

Directions:

Trailhead parking in Contoocook for the Stevens Rail Trail is at Houston Fields behind the Hopkinton Library (61 Houston Drive). Please do not park on Spring Street or Kryzaniak Lane. Your cooperation is appreciated.

After parking behind the Library, follow the gravel road next to the playground towards the back athletic fields. Just after reaching the field, turn right on another gravel path and follow it through the woods toward Spring Street. The trail railbed and multi-use section starts on the north side of Spring Street at the beginning of Krzyzaniak Lane and continues for approximately 2 miles to Kearsarge Avenue (25 Old Warner Lane) near the entrance to Knoxland Equipment. Trailhead parking at the Warner end is on Kearsarge Avenue/Old Warner Lane.