Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
1,935 acres13.5 mi of trail
Bassett Mill LoopSugar Hill LoopHang Glider Hill LoopBassett Hill Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Caleb Whittaker Place · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Weare
24% of Weare’s land is conserved: 9,088 acres
1,057 acres are parks and preserves, 115 per 1,000 residents. 67 miles of mapped trail cross Weare, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir (13.5 mi), Ferrin Pond Town Forest (2.8 mi), Felch Farm Town Forest (1.6 mi).
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #57 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
9,088 acres · of 59.1 sq mi of land
Trails
67 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,057 ac
115 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,194 ft
Mount Wallingford
Lakes & rivers
9
2 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Weare?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Weare have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Weare is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #57 of 126 in New Hampshire. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Weare’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (67 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land115 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,057 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13AParks close to home23% 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 of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 55%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Weare’s 24% is ahead of 74% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% 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 Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir, with 13.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ferrin Pond Town Forest
Managed by Weare Conservation Commission
324 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Felch Farm Town Forest
Managed by Weare Conservation Commission
705 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Poor Farm Town Forest
Managed by Weare Conservation Commission
176 acres1.3 mi of trail
Poor Farm Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bob French Woodland Preserve
Managed by Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
198 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wood Family Forest
Managed by Weare Conservation Commission
196 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Elizabeth Simons Preserve
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
117 acres0.8 mi of trail
Mnt Wallingford Trail
Dogs allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
Buxton Forest
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
108 acres0.6 mi of trail
Mnt Wallingford Trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
All 30 parks & preserves
Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir1,935 acres · 13.5 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsFerrin Pond Town Forest324 acres · 2.8 mi of trail · Weare Conservation Commission
Felch Farm Town Forest705 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Weare Conservation Commission
Poor Farm Town Forest176 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Weare Conservation Commission
Bob French Woodland Preserve198 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
Wood Family Forest196 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Weare Conservation Commission
DirectionsElizabeth Simons Preserve117 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Buxton Forest108 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
DirectionsVincent State Forest411 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
Piscataquog State Forest155 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
Bartlett Brook Town Forest127 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Weare Conservation Commission
Ferrin Pond Nature Preserve58 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
Toby Hill Town Forest53 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Weare Conservation Commission
Chevey Hill Town Forest159 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Weare Conservation Commission
Perkins Pond Wildlife Management Area321 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · NH Fish & Game
DirectionsClough State Park93 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFrancis Arthur Bolton Sr. Memorial Park17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Weare
DirectionsCharles & Ethel Eastman Conservation Area581 acres · Weare Conservation Commission
Breed Brook Town Forest97 acres · Weare Conservation Commission
DirectionsDustin Brook Headwaters Conservation Area68 acres · Weare Conservation Commission
Dustin Meadow67 acres · Weare Conservation Commission
Wolf Creek Town Forest64 acres · Weare Conservation Commission
Zephaniah Breed Forest54 acres · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Inneson Memorial Field40 acres · Town of Weare
DirectionsWendy Baron Wildlife Sanctuary22 acres · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
Chase Park3 acres
DirectionsPurington Memorial FIeld3 acres
Tuthill Woodlands Preserve2 acres · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
New Boston Town Forest2 acres · New Boston Forestry Committee
Center Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
9,088 conserved acres
24% of Weare’s land. Who manages Weare’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,722 ac
State natural resources2,032 ac
Army Corps of Engineers1,201 ac
Town or city978 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)181 ac
Joint181 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government129 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,049 acFederal Other or Unknown · 2,032 acUnknown Easement · 1,529 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1,287 acLocal Resource Management Area · 770 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,744 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 176 of 191 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkinton-Everett Flood Control Reservoir Federal Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,938 | Unknown |
| Weare Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 690 | Unknown |
| Vincent State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 410 | Unknown |
| Perkins Pond Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 294 | Unknown |
| Poor Farm Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 161 | Unknown |
| Piscataquog State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 154 | Unknown |
| East Road A Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 129 | Unknown |
| Elizabeth Simons Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 117 | Unknown |
| Buxton Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 105 | Unknown |
| Alex, et al. Local Other or Unknown | Other state land | 97 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
29 places to go in Weare
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Weare
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Weare
Bolton PlaygroundIn Francis Arthur Bolton Sr. Memorial Park
DirectionsWMS Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Weare
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Weare
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Weare
Mount Wallingford1,194 ft elevation · In Elizabeth Simons Preserve
DirectionsMount Dearborn1,191 ft elevation
DirectionsChevy Hill1,178 ft elevation
DirectionsMine Hill1,161 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Misery1,145 ft elevation · In Perkins Pond Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsBoars Head1,142 ft elevation · In Ferrin Pond Nature Preserve
DirectionsMount William1,099 ft elevation
DirectionsToby Hill1,056 ft elevation
Directions11 more peaks
Odiorne Hill1,017 ft elevation
DirectionsChevy Hill948 ft elevation
DirectionsGove Hill942 ft elevation
DirectionsPeacock Hill925 ft elevation
DirectionsCollins Ledge906 ft elevation
DirectionsGreen Hill856 ft elevation
DirectionsBarnard Hill833 ft elevation
DirectionsRattlesnake Hill791 ft elevation · In Charles & Ethel Eastman Conservation Area
DirectionsSugar Hill653 ft elevation
DirectionsOak Hill623 ft elevation
DirectionsBurnt Hill577 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Weare
Cold Springs Camp ResortFee
DirectionsTrails & water
11 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 13.0 miHorses · 5.9 miUnpaved · 43.9 mi
Bassett Mill Loop2.5 mi
Mnt Wallingford Trail1.4 mi
Sugar Hill Loop1.3 mi
Poor Farm Trail1.1 mi
Hang Glider Hill Loop0.9 mi
Bassett Hill Loop0.9 mi
Horse Spring Hill Road South0.5 mi
River Loop0.4 mi
Old Route 770.4 mi
Chuck Street North0.3 mi
1 more trails
Horse Spring Hill Road North
0.2 miBiking & 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
7Baseball
6Soccer
4Pickleball
3Tennis
3Basketball
2Football
1Skate park
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Weare: 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 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
January is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Weare →
Next door
Weare and its neighbors
Weare has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weare | 24% | 1.1 | 115 | 23% | A− |
| Dunbarton | 31% | 1.3 | 296 | 35% | A |
| Deering | 34% | 1.2 | 223 | 14% | A− |
| Henniker | 19% | 1.4 | 48 | 53% | A |
| Francestown | 33% | 2.0 | 226 | 27% | A |
| Goffstown | 16% | 2.6 | 24 | 67% | A |
| Hopkinton | 30% | 1.3 | 52 | 36% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Weare
Where can I hike in Weare?
The longest trail networks: Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir, 13.5 miles; Ferrin Pond Town Forest, 2.8 miles; Felch Farm Town Forest, 1.6 miles; Poor Farm Town Forest, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Weare is conserved land?
24% 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 Weare’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Elizabeth Simons Preserve and Buxton Forest. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Weare?
12,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Weare or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,057 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Weare have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #57 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 Weare 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 →