Raymond Hiking Meetup Group

Dearborn Forest is a town property. Bear Paw Greenways holds the conservation easement. Raymond Conservation Commission manages this site. It's open for hiking, snowmobiles & biking. It usually gets a few hikers a day, mostly locals walking dogs. In a 2-3 hour hike you may see 1 or 2 hikers. Dearborn is hilly on the south,west and east sides (yellow trail) & mostly flat on the north side, which borders Onway Lake (red trail). The rail trail borders the east side. Dearborn has a mix of trees & many stone walls indicating the area was grazing land in the 1800s. Dearborn has the champion Chestnut oak for Rockingham county. Trails have rocks, roots, low stumps & ruts. Some trails are soggy during wet periods. The red trail has a few small stream crossings. A former granite quarry is near the yellow trail. There are ledges on the east slope. A few people climb the ledges. 2 caves are on the property. They are not near a common trail. There are boulders below the ledges. Most trails are developed footpaths, some are overgrown logging roads. Some trails are also used for mountain biking. There is a small parking area at the end of Jama Drive. Dearborn can also be accessed from the rail trail. Dumplington hill (highest point in Raymond, 400'+) is on the property. The yellow & red trails are blazed & colored. There are some unmarked trails. There are 2 spots off the red trail where the lake can be accessed. A trail map is marked on the kiosk near the parking area. A copy of the trail map can be gotten by going to the Raymond Conservation site. It is over 300 acres. Please, no pets for these hikes. No camping or fires are permitted.
It's hunting season so I'll have orange vests you can put on if you want.

https://www.raymondnh.gov/conservation-commission

Greetings gobblers,
I thought it would be a healthy hike after T-day.
The usual suspects will be on the trail, rocks, roots, ruts, low stumps and slippery leaves.
We'll hike to the fire tower and back. We may take a different trail from the tower back to the parking lot depending on how we did getting to the tower.
We'll meet at the main parking lot. The park is closed for the season, but open to day hikers.
This is an intermediate level hike. If it is wet, some rocks can be slick.
Bring at least 1 liter of water and a snack.
This is a popular hiking spot so we may see a few others along the way.
Make sure you have good hiking footwear and dress accordingly for the cold and possible wind.
If you have not been to the park, there are signs that help you find it.
Car pooling is a nice way to help the earth. The parking lot is large.
128 Mountain Road, Nottingham
https://www.nhstateparks.org/getmedia/3b94c764-9e0c-4881-9932-69dd6ed8fd24/Pawtuckaway-Trail-Map.pdf

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