Great Rides Goodale's – Bike Rides for Everyone

New Hampshire is a cycling dream, from mountaintop to coast.

Stretching from the Atlantic to New England’s highest peaks, woven through with beautiful country roads and rugged trails, free-spirited New Hampshire is a cyclist’s paradise. There are 52 different rail trails here, adding up to almost 400 miles — from the Presidential Rail Trail skirting Mt. Madison and Mt. Adams to the 59-mile-long, village-hopping Northern Rail Trail.

The 34-mile stretch on Route 112 between the ski towns of Conway and Lincoln, including 3,000-foot Kancamagus Pass, passes by stunning White Mountains backdrops (peak foliage is epic). There are six covered bridges within 16 miles of Keene, a silver Bicycle Friendly Community. And don’t miss Route 1A, an ocean-breezy seacoast classic.

With such mountainous topography, NH has countless options for mountain biking, whether it’s the machine-built trails and long descents of Green Woodlands, the 10,000 acres of Bear Brook State Park, or the meticulously planned, lift-served downhill of Highland Mountain Bike Park.

For a backcountry view of North Country majesty and character, grab your gravel bike and follow the 83-mile Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail, a route of sand, singletrack, grass, cinder, gravel, and railroad track ballast from one side of the state to another. Or sign up for the Kearsarge Klassic, a 35-, 55-, or 85-mile offroad adventure out of Warner. Feeling fast? Line up for one of 19 regular crit races at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Baboosic Lake Loop

Distance: 31.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 1402 ft

Nashua, NH

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Old Milford Road

Distance: 30.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 1555 ft

Nashua, NH

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Lyndeborough Loop

Distance: 46.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 2120 ft

Nashua, NH

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Veteran's Count Ride

Distance: 53.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 3025 ft

Nashua, NH

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Center of Amherst

Distance: 26 mi
Elevation: +/- 1113 ft

Nashua, NH

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Grater Forest 25-Miler

Distance: 25 mi
Elevation: +/- 1146 ft

Nashua, NH

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Pepperell Covered Bridge Loop

Distance: 30.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 1196 ft

Nashua, NH

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Silver Lake

Distance: 23.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 1214 ft

Nashua, NH

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Yudicky Farm

Distance: 10 mi
9 Jenny Hill Ln
Nashua, NH 03062

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Clyde Pond

Distance: 10 mi
99 London Bridge Rd
Windham, NH

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Bear Brook State Park

Distance: 67 mi
157 Deerfield Rd Allenstown
NH 03275

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Highland Mountain Bike Park

Distance: 23 mi
75 Ski Hill Dr
Northfield, NH

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Highland XC Trails

Distance: 8 mi
Highland Mountain Bike Park
75 Ski Hill Dr
Northfield, NH

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Massabesic Lake

Distance: 20 mi
23 Londonderry Turnpike
Auburn, NH 03032

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Broken Ground

Distance: 10 mi
Portsmouth St
Concord, NH 03301

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Green Woodlands

Distance: 25 mi
Green Woodlands Foundation
1756 NH-118
Dorchester, NH 03266

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Granite Town Rail Trail

Distance: 13.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 232 ft

Milford, NH

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Concord 10K

Distance: 6.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 175 ft

Concord, NH

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Derry Rail Trail

Distance: 13.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 214 ft

Derry, NH

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Mine Falls Scenic Route

Distance: 7.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 192 ft

Nashua, NH

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Lexington Minuteman Battle Road Bike Ride

Distance: 18.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 494 ft

Lexington, MA

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Roll Tide

Distance: 2.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 183 ft

Concord, NH

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Salem / Windham / Derry Full Trail

Distance: 21.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 665 ft

Lawrence, MA

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Derry & Windham Rail Trail Out-and-Back

Distance: 14.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 479 ft

Derry, NH

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Gravel 60

Distance: 66.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 3791 ft

Nashua, NH

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Hooksett Mixed Terrain Century

Distance: 109.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 6282 ft

Hooksett, NH

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Rockingham Recreation Rail Trail - Manchester Start

Distance: 56 mi
Manchester, NH

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Rockingham Recreation Rail Trail - Windham Start

Distance: 51.3 mi
Windham, NH

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