Lucia's Lookout, Mill Pond, and North Pond

• From the park's entrance on Route 31, walk past the gate and follow the access road for 1.1 miles until it ends at a cul-de-sac at a picnic area in front of Mill Pond.
• Pick up Five Summers Trail (may also be referred to as Pamac Trail) by taking a gravel road north from the cul-de-sac and then passing through a gate.
• Follow Five Summers Trail for 0.5 mile which will bring you to a junction.

• Veer right on Bear Pond Road leaving Five Summers Trail to continue straight (we will revisit it during our descent).
• Follow Bear Pond Road, up easy inclines, for 1.2 miles until it meets the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway at a T-junction.
• Turn left on the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway.
• Follow the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway for 1.7 miles, through some gentle ups and downs, which will bring you to a spur path on the left leading to Moose Lookout Campsite – Pillsbury State Park's only backcountry campsite.
• Continue straight on the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway for an additional 1.2 miles to arrive at the junction with Five Summers Trail, which will be our return route.
• For now, go straight, still on the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway, and climb steeply for 0.2 mile to reach Lucia's Lookout which is a ledge with viewpoints to the south. Descend on a spur path to the right for 40 yards to reach an eastern viewpoint. And another outlook – this one to the west – can be found by continuing on the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway for 90 yards past Lucia's Lookout and then taking a short spur path to the left.

• After enjoying the vistas, retrace your steps south on the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway for 0.2 mile back to the junction with Five Summers Trail.
• Turn right onto Five Summers Trail which will take you all the way back to the cul-de-sac at the end of the park's access road.
• After descending 3.3 miles on Five Summers Trail, and hiking past North Pond, you will be back at the junction with Bear Pond Trail which was encountered earlier in the hike.
• Keep straight on Five Summers Trail and you will arrive back at the cul-de-sac after 0.5 mile.
• From here, simply follow the park's access road for 1.1 miles to return to the entrance gate on Route 31.

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• From I-89, take Exit 5 onto Routes 202 and 9 West.
• Follow the combined Routes 202 and 9 West to Hillsborough.
• Beyond Hillsborough, where the routes split, follow Rt. 9 West for about 1.5 miles.
• Upon reaching the junction with Rt. 31, turn off of Rt. 9 and get onto Rt. 31 North.
• Follow Rt. 31 North for approximately 14 miles until reaching the park's entrance road on the right.
• If the park is open, drive in, and after 0.2 mile, stop at the office to pay the entrance fee, before continuing another 0.9 mile to the cul-de-sac at Mill Pond where there is parking. During off-season, you will have to park at the entrance gate and walk down the access road to Mill Pond.

• picnic areas
• camping
• canoe rentals
• toilets

• $5 for adults
• $2 for children ages 6-11
• Children ages 5 and under and NH residents age 65 and over are admitted free.

• Lovewell Mtn. on 5/05/2007
• Mt. Sunapee on 10/07/2000

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