Hike New England - The Jail Trail

The Jail Trail

Area:		The Jail Trail
Trail:		Cocheco River Trail
Region:		NH - Southeast Seacoast Region
Location:		Dover, NH
Rating:		Easy
Features:		River
Distance:		1.0 mile
Elevation Gain:		Minimal
Hiking Time:		Typical: 0:30
Outing Duration:		Typical: 1:00
Season:		Variable
Author:		Phil Blampied

This information has been excerpted (with permission) from 20 Great Easy Woods Walks near Seacoast New Hampshire, by Phil Blampied, copyright 1999.

Trail Guide

County-owned land behind the Strafford County jail and county-run Riverside Rest Home has been developed for recreational use. A one mile loop trail descends to the edge of the Cocheco River and then back again. A varied terrain of woods, cornfields and riverbank makes for an interesting stroll of a little under an hour.

NH - Southeast

Driving Directions

Get to the trail by driving to the jail and nursing home complex:

Take Sixth Street out of Dover past Liberty Mutual.
Turn left on County Farm Cross Road.
Follow County Farm Cross Road a couple of miles to the jail/nursing home complex and park on the north side of the Riverside Rest Home parking lot.

From the other direction:

Turn off Rt. 125 into Gonic.
Follow Pickering Road through the center of Gonic and several miles beyond to County Cross Road, where there are directional signs for the county facility.

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