Mount Sunapee State Park
Managed by New Hampshire State Parks
2,319 acres9.9 mi of trail
Summit TrailNewbury TrailMonadnock-Sunapee Greenway / Solitude TrailAndrew Brook Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Lot 1Website ↗
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Newbury
Newbury has 3,127 acres of parks, 1,543 for every 1,000 residents
34% of Newbury’s land is conserved, about 7,825 acres. 41 miles of mapped trail cross Newbury, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Mount Sunapee State Park (9.9 mi), Hay Reservation (3.8 mi), Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor (3.3 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
34%
7,825 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
41 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,127 ac
1,543 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,717 ft
Summit
Lakes & rivers
4
3 beaches · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Newbury?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newbury have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newbury is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newbury’s overall grade.
Conserved land34% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (41 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1,543 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,127 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home32% 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 90%
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New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Newbury’s 34% is ahead of 93% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% of them.
Water is 6% of Newbury’s area (2 of 38 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 32%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Mount Sunapee State Park, with 9.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hay Reservation
Managed by Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
723 acres3.8 mi of trail
Sunset Hill TrailOld County Road SouthFarm Road Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor
Park
579 acres3.3 mi of trail
Monadnock Sunapee TrailMonadnock-Sunapee Greenway / Solitude TrailMountain Road TrailAndrew Brook Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stoney Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Managed by Audubon Society of NH
673 acres3.1 mi of trail
Stoney Brook TrailMarsh View TrailBeech Hill Trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
John Hay National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
163 acres2.6 mi of trail
John Hay Forest Ecology TrailLake LoopCarriage Road TrailWildflower Trail+1
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Pillsbury State Park Conservation Easement
Nature preserve
1,093 acres0.9 mi of trail
Andrew Brook TrailMonadnock Sunapee Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Mount Sunapee State Park2,319 acres · 9.9 mi of trail · New Hampshire State Parks
DirectionsHay Reservation723 acres · 3.8 mi of trail · Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
DirectionsPillsbury-Sunapee Corridor579 acres · 3.3 mi of trail
Stoney Brook Wildlife Sanctuary673 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · Audubon Society of NH
John Hay National Wildlife Refuge163 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
DirectionsPillsbury State Park Conservation Easement1,093 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Andrew Brook Forest134 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Fishersfield Park96 acres · Town of Newbury
DirectionsBetween the Mountains Preserve60 acres · Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
Larsen Memorial Park4 acres · Town of Newbury
Sunapee State Park4 acres
Bowls of Blodgett Landing2 acres
Who protects it
7,825 conserved acres
34% of Newbury’s land. Water is left out: Newbury has 35.8 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Newbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,506 ac
State natural resources2,286 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1,253 ac
Other state land489 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service158 ac
Joint143 ac
Town or city72 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,406 acState Park · 2,841 acUnknown Easement · 2,378 acPrivate Conservation · 848 acForest Stewardship Easement · 464 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,950 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 38 of 54 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunapee State Park State Park | Not recorded | 2,341 | Unknown |
| Hay Forestry and Wildlife Management Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 572 | Unknown |
| Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor State Park | State natural resources | 500 | Unknown |
| John Hay National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 158 | Restricted |
| Hay Reservation - Class 2 EcoReserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 154 | Unknown |
| Andrew Brook Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 123 | Open |
| Fischer Field Park Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 95 | Unknown |
| High Meadow Corridor Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 12 | Unknown |
Things to do
26 places to go in Newbury
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Newbury
Blodgett Landing Coast
DirectionsState Park Beach
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Swimming spots in Newbury
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
Playgrounds in Newbury
1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Newbury
Lake Sunapee State Park Boat RampFee · In Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Newbury
Eagles NestIn Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsWhite Cliff overlookIn Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsPlus 1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Newbury
Summit2,717 ft elevation · In Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsSunapee Mountain2,703 ft elevation · In Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsSouth Peak2,605 ft elevation · In Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsLucias Lookout2,480 ft elevation · In Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor
DirectionsNorth Peak2,270 ft elevation · In Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsBald Sunapee2,073 ft elevation
DirectionsBly Hill2,014 ft elevation
DirectionsSunset Hill1,831 ft elevation · In Hay Reservation
Directions5 more peaks
Eagles Nest1,739 ft elevation · In Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsBear Hill1,558 ft elevation
DirectionsBaker Hill1,371 ft elevation
DirectionsPoor Farm Hill1,050 ft elevation
DirectionsMorse Hill860 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Newbury
Mount Sunapee State Park Camping AreaFee · In Mount Sunapee State Park · State of New Hampshire
DirectionsMt. Sunapee CampgroundIn Mount Sunapee State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
23 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 29.5 mi
Concord & Claremont3.9 mi
Monadnock Sunapee Trail3.4 mi
Newbury Trail2.2 mi
Summit Trail2.1 mi
Andrew Brook Trail1.9 mi
Old County Road South1.6 mi
Sunset Hill Trail1.6 mi
Goshen Trail1.1 mi
Stoney Brook Trail1.0 mi
Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway / Solitude Trail1.0 mi
13 more trails
Farm Road Trail
0.7 miJohn Hay Forest Ecology Trail
0.6 miLake Loop
0.6 miOld County Road North
0.5 miCarriage Road Trail
0.5 miMarsh View Trail
0.4 miRim Trail
0.4 miWildflower Trail
0.4 miBeech Hill Trail
0.4 miOther Trail
0.3 miEagles Nest Trail
0.2 miGatehouse Link
0.2 miMountain Road Trail
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
6Tennis
2Soccer
1Pickleball
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). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Newbury: 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Newbury →
Next door
Newbury and its neighbors
Newbury has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 34% | 1.1 | 1,543 | 32% | A |
| Sutton | 13% | 1.1 | 69 | 15% | A− |
| Bradford | 13% | 0.6 | 81 | 38% | A− |
| Sunapee | 17% | 0.9 | 38 | 29% | A− |
| New London | 21% | 1.6 | 88 | 50% | A |
| Goshen | — 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 Newbury
Where can I hike in Newbury?
The longest trail networks: Mount Sunapee State Park, 9.9 miles; Hay Reservation, 3.8 miles; Pillsbury-Sunapee Corridor, 3.3 miles; Stoney Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 3.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newbury is conserved land?
34% 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 Newbury’s trails?
Mount Sunapee State Park and Hay Reservation don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Newbury?
18,165 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,127 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newbury have?
Ahead of 90% 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 Newbury 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 →