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Piermont NH 5-8-26APhoto: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Piermont

Few parks or trails are on the map in Piermont

25% of Piermont’s land is conserved, about 6,218 acres. 210 acres are parks and preserves, 242 per 1,000 residents. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Piermont, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
25%
6,218 acres · of 38.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
210 ac
242 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,700 ft
Piermont Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
3 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Sentinel Mountain State Forest, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Sentinel Mountain State Forest

Nature preserve
245 acres0.3 mi of trail
Ore Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Piermont Town Forest - Glebe Lot

Nature preserve
108 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Piermont Town Forest

Managed by Town of Piermont
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Lake Tarleton State Park

Park
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Sentinel Mountain State Forest245 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Piermont Town Forest - Glebe Lot108 acres
Piermont Town Forest56 acres · Town of Piermont
Lake Tarleton State Park43 acres
Appalachian Trail Tract 192-196 acres
Who protects it

6,218 conserved acres

25% of Piermont’s land. Who manages Piermont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service2,511 ac
Other state land2,142 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,031 ac
State natural resources1,618 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)648 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government466 ac
Town or city216 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,272 acNational Forest · 2,511 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,628 acUnknown Easement · 820 acAgricultural Easement · 543 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,452 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 52 of 70 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
White Mountain Purchase Unit
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service2,505Open
Sentinel Mountain State Forest
State Resource Management Area
Not recorded246Unknown
Glebe Lot - Piermont Town Forest
Local Resource Management Area
Not recorded105Unknown
Piermont Town Forest
Local Resource Management Area
Not recorded57Unknown
Lake Tarleton State Park
State Park
Not recorded45Unknown
School Lot
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded21Unknown
Sarah Moore Lot
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded15Unknown
White Mountain National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service7Open
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic or Historic Trail
National Park Service6Open
Tarleton Lake Boat Access
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
Things to do

10 places to go in Piermont

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Piermont
Piermont Mountain2,700 ft elevation
Directions
Indian Pond Mountain1,949 ft elevation
Directions
Peaked Mountain1,470 ft elevation
Directions
Catamount Ridge1,237 ft elevation
Directions
Black Hill1,211 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Richie Green Trail1.2 mi
Ore Hill Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Eastman BrookpondLake ArmingtonlakeLake ConstancelakeLake KatherinelakeLake Tarletonlake
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
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Sawyer-Medlicott HouseBuilding · listed 1991
About it
Piermont BridgeStructure · listed 2001
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Piermont: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)283140546775797870574433
Rain (in)2.82.32.83.23.64.14.64.13.54.63.13.5

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Piermont →

Next door

Piermont and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Benton50 miOrford44 miWentworth43 miWarren39 miHaverhill39 miBradford13 miPiermont2.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Piermont— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haverhill12%0.82226%B+
Orford14%1.011723%A−
Warren— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wentworth— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Benton— 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 Piermont

Where can I hike in Piermont?

The longest trail networks: Sentinel Mountain State Forest, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Piermont’s trails?

Sentinel Mountain State Forest and Piermont Town Forest - Glebe Lot don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Piermont?

66,642 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Piermont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,854 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Piermont neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →