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
