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Barnstead

NH · 43.3339, -71.2923

Lakes Region Tour, Canterbury Shaker Village Byway and Branch River Valley Trail are 3 of 7 signed byways within 30 miles of Barnstead, New Hampshire.

Barnstead is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,593 at the 2010 census. Home to the Suncook Lakes, Barnstead includes the villages of Center Barnstead, Barnstead Parade and South Barnstead.
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7 scenic drives near Barnstead

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Barnstead. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Lakes Region Tour

    State scenic byway · 9 mi out

  2. 02

    Canterbury Shaker Village Byway

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  3. 03

    Branch River Valley Trail

    State scenic byway · 16 mi out

  4. 04

    Currier & Ives Trail

    State scenic byway · 20 mi out

  5. 05

    General John Stark Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 21 mi out

  6. 06

    Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway

    State scenic byway · 25 mi out

  7. 07

    Independence Byway

    State scenic byway · 30 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 76 mi

3 h 47 loop · 4 stops · back by 3:47 PM. Incorporates Canterbury Shaker Village Byway.

  1. Cooper Hill · 15 min
  2. Merry Hill · 15 min
  3. Sincere Appreciation for Those Who Contributed to the White Memorial · 30 min
  4. Blackwater Hill · 15 min

Touches Canterbury Shaker Village Byway, Independence Byway, Coastal Byway

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 191 mi

7 h 58 loop · 9 stops · back by 7:58 PM. Incorporates Battle Road Scenic Byway.

  1. Catamount Hill · 15 min
  2. The Pinnacle · 15 min
  3. Bald Hill · 15 min
  4. Moonlight Meadery · 10 min
  5. Jennys Hill · 15 min
  6. Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room · 10 min
  7. Figure decoupée · 30 min
  8. Transparent Horizon · 30 min
  9. Soldiers and Sailors Monument · 30 min

Touches Battle Road Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Independence Byway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Barnstead?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Barnstead: 4 h, 76 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 191 miles, 9 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Barnstead?

The 8 h loop stops at Catamount Hill, The Pinnacle, Bald Hill, Moonlight Meadery, Jennys Hill, Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room, Figure decoupée, Transparent Horizon and Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Named places

  • The Parade · 0 mi
  • Old Train Trestle · 1 mi
  • Sandy Point · 1 mi
  • World War Monument · 2 mi
  • Pittsfield Centennial Community Park · 2 mi
  • Tilton Hill · 2 mi
  • Brigadier General Harrison Thyng Memorial · 2 mi
  • Drake Field · 2 mi

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