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Manchester

NH · 42.9960, -71.4550

Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway and General John Stark Scenic Byway are 2 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Manchester has cold winters with snowfall, and warm to hot and humid summers. The average summer heat index is around during the day and at night. Heat waves can bring heat and humidity and raise heat indices upwards to or even higher, with overnight lows not going below .
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6 scenic drives near Manchester

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

  1. 01

    Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway

    State scenic byway · 1 mi out

  2. 02

    General John Stark Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 7 mi out

  3. 03

    The Apple Way of Londonderry

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  4. 04

    Currier & Ives Trail

    State scenic byway · 17 mi out

  5. 05

    Canterbury Shaker Village Byway

    State scenic byway · 24 mi out

  6. 06

    Independence Byway

    State scenic byway · 25 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 · 138 mi

7 h 53 loop · 15 stops · back by 7:53 PM. Incorporates Battle Road Scenic Byway.

  1. Bald Hill · 15 min
  2. Moonlight Meadery · 10 min
  3. Deer Hill · 15 min
  4. Commissioners Landing · 30 min
  5. Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial · 30 min
  6. MDC Centennial Memorial · 30 min
  7. Citgo Sign · 10 min
  8. Plympton Mill Remains · 15 min
  9. Paul Revere Capture Site · 10 min
  10. Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau · 10 min
  11. Nutting Hill · 15 min
  12. Fox Ledge · 15 min
  13. Spectacle Hill · 15 min
  14. SkyVenture · 10 min
  15. Long 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 Manchester?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Manchester: 4 h, 137 miles, 2 stops; and 8 h, 138 miles, 15 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 8 h loop stops at Bald Hill, Moonlight Meadery, Deer Hill, Commissioners Landing, Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial, MDC Centennial Memorial, Citgo Sign, Plympton Mill Remains, Paul Revere Capture Site, Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau, Nutting Hill, Fox Ledge, Spectacle Hill, SkyVenture and Long Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

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

Scenic byways

Named places

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