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Concord

NH · 43.2201, -71.5491

General John Stark Scenic Byway, Currier & Ives Trail and Canterbury Shaker Village Byway are 3 of 7 signed byways within 30 miles of Concord, New Hampshire.

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7 scenic drives near Concord

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

  1. 01

    General John Stark Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 6 mi out

  2. 02

    Currier & Ives Trail

    State scenic byway · 7 mi out

  3. 03

    Canterbury Shaker Village Byway

    State scenic byway · 8 mi out

  4. 04

    Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway

    State scenic byway · 16 mi out

  5. 05

    Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 20 mi out

  6. 06

    Lakes Region Tour

    State scenic byway · 23 mi out

  7. 07

    The Apple Way of Londonderry

    State scenic byway · 26 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 2 · 8 h window · 170 mi

7 h 52 loop · 10 stops · back by 7:52 PM. Incorporates Battle Road Scenic Byway.

  1. Fox Ledge · 15 min
  2. Abrams Hill · 15 min
  3. Potash Hill · 15 min
  4. Light Of Reason · 30 min
  5. Ghost bike - Anita Kurmann · 30 min
  6. James & Helen Storrow Memorial · 30 min
  7. Charles Devens · 30 min
  8. Five Beacons for the Lost Half Mile · 30 min
  9. Moonlight Meadery · 10 min
  10. Bald Hill · 15 min

Touches Battle Road Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway

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

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Concord: 4 h, 111 miles, 1 stop; and 8 h, 170 miles, 10 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 8 h loop stops at Fox Ledge, Abrams Hill, Potash Hill, Light Of Reason, Ghost bike - Anita Kurmann, James & Helen Storrow Memorial, Charles Devens, Five Beacons for the Lost Half Mile, Moonlight Meadery and Bald Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

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

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

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