Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve
Managed by Northeast Wilderness Trust
568 acres2.7 mi of trail
Frank Robbins TrailWapack Trailunnnamed path
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in New Ipswich
23% of New Ipswich’s land is conserved: 4,914 acres
The biggest trail networks: Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve (2.7 mi), Wapack Wilderness (2.1 mi), Binney Pond Natural Area (0.5 mi). 24 miles of mapped trail cross New Ipswich, 0.7 per square mile of land. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #114 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
4,914 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,847 ft
New Ipswich Mountain
Lakes & rivers
14
What kind of outdoors town is New Ipswich?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Ipswich have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Ipswich is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #114 of 126 in New Hampshire. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Ipswich’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · NH 40% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 10%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so New Ipswich’s 23% is ahead of 72% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wapack Wilderness
Managed by Northeast Wilderness Trust
933 acres2.1 mi of trail
Wapack Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Binney Pond Natural Area
Managed by New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
107 acres0.5 mi of trail
Wapack Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
New Ipswich Town Forest
Managed by New Ipswich Conservation Commission
176 acres0.3 mi of trail
Wapack Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve568 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Northeast Wilderness Trust
Wapack Wilderness933 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · Northeast Wilderness Trust
Binney Pond Natural Area107 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
New Ipswich Town Forest176 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New Ipswich Conservation Commission
Mountain Pond Forest268 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New England Forestry Foundation
Nottingham Property39 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Marshall State Forest18 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
Perry Reservation213 acres · Society for the Protection of NH Forests
Susan Bon Whittemore Hill Preserve46 acres · Monadnock Conservancy
Memorial Park13 acres · Town of New Ipswich
Ashby Wildlife Management Area1 acres · Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game
Who protects it
4,914 conserved acres
23% of New Ipswich’s land. Who manages New Ipswich’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits6,778 ac
Town or city420 ac
State natural resources329 ac
Other state land313 ac
Joint10 ac
Not recorded859 ac
Conservation Easement · 7,321 acPrivate Conservation · 823 acOther Easement · 313 acLocal Other or Unknown · 75 acState Other or Unknown · 59 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,890 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 71 of 96 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binney Hill Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 477 | Open |
| Barrett House Private Conservation | Not recorded | 111 | Unknown |
| Binney Pond Natural Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 101 | Unknown |
| Souhegan Watershed Site #14 State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 39 | Unknown |
| Mansfield Meadow Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 35 | Unknown |
| Klein Property Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 30 | Unknown |
| Wilder Village Open Space Private Conservation | Town or city | 29 | Unknown |
| Tok Farm Tract Private Conservation | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Blueberry Hills Open Space Private Conservation | Town or city | 27 | Unknown |
| Marshall State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
15 places to go in New Ipswich
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in New Ipswich
New Ipswich Town PoolIn Memorial Park
DirectionsScenic views in New Ipswich
Pratt Mountain ViewpointIn Wapack Wilderness
DirectionsPeaks in New Ipswich
New Ipswich Mountain1,847 ft elevation · In New Ipswich Town Forest
DirectionsBarrett Mountain1,841 ft elevation
DirectionsPratt Mountain1,808 ft elevation · In Wapack Wilderness
DirectionsKidder Mountain1,801 ft elevation
DirectionsStony Top1,742 ft elevation · In Wapack Wilderness
DirectionsWildcat Hill1,736 ft elevation
DirectionsConant Hill1,512 ft elevation
DirectionsEmerson Hill1,509 ft elevation · In Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve
Directions5 more peaks
Binney Hill1,427 ft elevation · In Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve
DirectionsWhittemore Hill1,371 ft elevation · In Susan Bon Whittemore Hill Preserve
DirectionsPage Hill1,352 ft elevation
DirectionsJefts Hill1,129 ft elevation
DirectionsDavis Hill1,102 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 14 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 8.6 mi
Wapack Trail6.6 mi
Frank Robbins Trail0.9 mi
Wapack Link Trail0.3 mi
Flat Mountain Loop0.2 mi
unnnamed path0.1 mi
Lakes & 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
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in New Ipswich: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in New Ipswich →
Next door
New Ipswich 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Ipswich | 23% | 0.7 | 8 | 9% | B |
| Rindge | 21% | 1.6 | 8 | 23% | B+ |
| Mason | 19% | 1.1 | 73 | 33% | A− |
| Greenville | 9% | 0.4 | 15 | 55% | B |
| Temple | 23% | 1.4 | 880 | 19% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Ipswich
Where can I hike in New Ipswich?
The longest trail networks: Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve, 2.7 miles; Wapack Wilderness, 2.1 miles; Binney Pond Natural Area, 0.5 miles; New Ipswich Town Forest, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Ipswich is conserved land?
23% 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 New Ipswich’s trails?
Binney Hill Wilderness Preserve and Wapack Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Ipswich?
42,620 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Ipswich or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 949 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Ipswich have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 of 126 in New Hampshire. 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 New Ipswich 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 →