Monadnock Reservation
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
1,582 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dublin Trail / Monadnock-Sunapee GreenwayPumpelly TrailCascade Link
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Dublin Trailhead
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Dublin
35% of Dublin’s land is conserved: 6,241 acres
786 acres are parks and preserves, 466 per 1,000 residents. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Dublin, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Monadnock Reservation (3.1 mi), Beech Hill Trails (1.6 mi), Edward MacDowell Lake (1.2 mi).
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
35%
6,241 acres · of 27.9 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
786 ac
466 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,736 ft
Beech Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Dublin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Land that stays wild35% of the land is conserved; a typical New Hampshire town, 19%.Room to roam466 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.A trail town0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 79% of U.S. towns.History along the way67 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dublin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dublin is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dublin’s overall grade.
Conserved land35% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land466 acres of park per 1,000 residents (786 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home11% 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 83%
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New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Dublin’s 35% is ahead of 93% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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 Monadnock Reservation, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beech Hill Trails
Managed by Monadnock Conservancy
120 acres1.6 mi of trail
Lorna's Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Edward MacDowell Lake
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
209 acres1.2 mi of trail
West Ridge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dublin Park
Managed by Town of Dublin
40 acres1 mi of trail
Dublin Rotary TrailDublin Rotary Canoe Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Dublin Rotary Park Parking
Gertrude Russell Forest
Managed by Monadnock Conservancy
112 acres0.6 mi of trail
Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Parking
Brewster Forest
Managed by Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
285 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Monadnock State Park
Managed by state
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Gilson Pond Remote Campsites Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 15 parks & preserves
Monadnock Reservation1,582 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
DirectionsBeech Hill Trails120 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Monadnock Conservancy
DirectionsEdward MacDowell Lake209 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dublin Park40 acres · 1 mi of trail · Town of Dublin
DirectionsGertrude Russell Forest112 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Monadnock Conservancy
DirectionsBrewster Forest285 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
Monadnock State Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · state
Leighton State Forest119 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
DirectionsThe Weld Forest101 acres · New England Forestry Foundation
Kennelley Forest50 acres · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Ryan Wildlife Management Area49 acres · NH Fish & Game
Carter Forest39 acres · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Bruce Forest25 acres · Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
Peterson Wildlife Management Area11 acres · NH Fish & Game
Harris Center Conservation Land2 acres · Harris Center for Conservation Education
Who protects it
6,241 conserved acres
35% of Dublin’s land. Who manages Dublin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,793 ac
Other state land448 ac
Town or city77 ac
State natural resources9 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
Not recorded3,172 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,805 acPrivate Conservation · 2,834 acLocal Other or Unknown · 350 acState Resource Management Area · 117 acAgricultural Easement · 117 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,726 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 85 of 97 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Reservation Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1,391 | Unknown |
| Wildwood Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 584 | Unknown |
| Brewster Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 285 | Unknown |
| Eaves Tract Private Conservation | Not recorded | 175 | Unknown |
| Leighton State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 117 | Unknown |
| Burnham - Agricultural Preservation Restriction Private Agricultural | Other state land | 117 | Unknown |
| Gertrude Russel Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 112 | Open |
| The Weld Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 99 | Unknown |
| Wenigmann Local Other or Unknown | Other state land | 98 | Unknown |
| Highway Department Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 76 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Dublin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dublin
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Dublin
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Dublin
Beech Hill1,736 ft elevation
DirectionsSpaulding Hill1,588 ft elevation
DirectionsSunset Hill1,581 ft elevation
DirectionsHurricane Hill1,463 ft elevation · In Brewster Forest
DirectionsCampgrounds in Dublin
Camp WanocksettHeart of New England Council
DirectionsTrails & water
13 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miUnpaved · 11.6 mi
Monadnock Sunapee Greenway Trail3.2 mi
Pumpelly Trail3.0 mi
Dublin Trail / Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway1.6 mi
West Ridge Trail1.3 mi
The Outer Loop0.9 mi
Dublin Rotary Trail0.8 mi
Bates King Trail0.7 mi
Perimeter0.5 mi
Lorna's Trail0.4 mi
Cascade Link0.3 mi
3 more trails
Gilson Pond Remote Campsites Loop
0.2 miTownline
0.2 miDublin Rotary Canoe Trail
0.2 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
4Tennis
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →67 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Dublin Town HallBuilding · listed 1980
About itEli Morse FarmBuilding · listed 1983
About itAmory HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itAmos Learned FarmBuilding · listed 1983
About itAppleton-Hannaford HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itAsa Morse FarmBuilding · listed 1983
About itBeech HillBuilding · listed 1983
About itBenjamin Marshall HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itCapt. Thomas Morse FarmBuilding · listed 1983
About itCorey FarmBuilding · listed 1983
About itDeacon Abijah Richardson HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itDublin Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About it55 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dublin: May to 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Dublin →
Next door
Dublin and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 35% | 0.9 | 466 | 11% | A− |
| Jaffrey | 32% | 1.8 | 254 | 62% | A+ |
| Harrisville | 23% | 1.3 | 37 | 3% | B+ |
| Peterborough | 32% | 1.1 | 89 | 45% | A |
| Marlborough | 22% | 1.0 | 209 | 45% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dublin
Where can I hike in Dublin?
The longest trail networks: Monadnock Reservation, 3.1 miles; Beech Hill Trails, 1.6 miles; Edward MacDowell Lake, 1.2 miles; Dublin Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dublin is conserved land?
35% 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 Dublin’s trails?
Monadnock Reservation and Beech Hill Trails don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dublin?
15,877 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dublin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 883 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dublin have?
Ahead of 83% 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 Dublin 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 →