Colebrook Town Woodlot
Nature preserve
104 acres0.9 mi of trail
Corridor CSouth Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Colebrook
Colebrook has 66 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
130 acres are parks and preserves, 65 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Colebrook Town Woodlot (0.9 mi). 9% of Colebrook’s land is conserved, about 2,368 acres.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
2,368 acres · of 40.5 sq mi of land
Trails
66 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
130 ac
65 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,690 ft
Van Dyck Mountain
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Colebrook?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Colebrook have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colebrook is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Colebrook’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (66 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land65 acres of park per 1,000 residents (130 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home47% of residents within a half mile of a park · NH 40% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Colebrook’s 9% is ahead of 13% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 79% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Colebrook Town Woodlot, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Connecticut River Boat Access
Park
23 acres0.3 mi of trail
Upper Coos Recreational Rail Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Patrick Woodlot
Managed by Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
71 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Connecticut River Drivers Wildlife Management Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
55 acres0.1 mi of trail
Upper Coos Recreational Rail Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Colebrook Town Woodlot104 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsConnecticut River Boat Access23 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Connecticut River Drivers Wildlife Management Area55 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · NH Fish & Game
Patrick Woodlot71 acres · Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
Beaver Brook Falls State Wayside8 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
2,368 conserved acres
9% of Colebrook’s land. Who manages Colebrook’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,070 ac
State fish & wildlife266 ac
Town or city78 ac
Other state land30 ac
State natural resources13 ac
Not recorded314 ac
Private Conservation · 1,821 acUnknown Easement · 376 acConservation Easement · 275 acAgricultural Easement · 133 acLocal Other or Unknown · 120 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 381 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Balsams Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,595 | Unknown |
| Colebrook Town Woodlot Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 98 | Unknown |
| Tillotson Reservation, Neil & Louise Private Conservation | Not recorded | 96 | Open |
| Tillotson Corporation Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 64 | Unknown |
| Patrick Woodlot Private Conservation | Not recorded | 64 | Unknown |
| Laggons/River Walk Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 22 | Unknown |
| Connecticut River Boat Access State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 21 | Unknown |
| Connecticut River Drivers Wildlife Management Area State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 13 | Open |
| Beaver Brook Falls Natural Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Taylor Tract State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Colebrook
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Colebrook
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Colebrook
Beaver Brook FallsIn Colebrook Town Woodlot
DirectionsScenic views in Colebrook
Bear Rock Overlook
DirectionsPeaks in Colebrook
Van Dyck Mountain2,690 ft elevation
DirectionsKeazer Mountain2,684 ft elevation
DirectionsStevens Hill1,857 ft elevation
DirectionsHarvey Swell1,831 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Colebrook
Mohawk River Valley Campground
DirectionsNotch View Inn & Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
14 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 miUnpaved · 6.8 mi
Corridor 55.3 mi
Corridor 184.9 mi
Corridor 214.1 mi
South Hill Trail3.7 mi
Upper Coos Recreational Rail Trail3.7 mi
Piper Hill Trail3.2 mi
Balsams Trail2.5 mi
Wilber Little Trail2.0 mi
Colebrook River Walk2.0 mi
Primary 1111.9 mi
4 more trails
Primary 126
1.7 miBelion Trail
1.0 miCorridor C
0.9 miSugar Hill Run
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Benjamin Aldrich HomesteadBuilding · listed 2003
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Colebrook: May and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 27 | 36 | 49 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Colebrook →
Next door
Colebrook and its neighbors
Colebrook has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colebrook | 9% | 1.6 | 65 | 47% | A− |
| Stewartstown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Columbia | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Colebrook
Where can I hike in Colebrook?
The longest trail networks: Colebrook Town Woodlot, 0.9 miles; Connecticut River Boat Access, 0.3 miles; Connecticut River Drivers Wildlife Management Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Colebrook is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 19% for a New Hampshire town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Colebrook’s trails?
Colebrook Town Woodlot and Connecticut River Boat Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Colebrook?
19,074 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colebrook or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 142 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Colebrook have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Colebrook neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →