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Merrimack Valley

NH · 43.0800, -71.5300

General John Stark Scenic Byway and Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway are 2 of 7 signed byways within 30 miles of Merrimack Valley, New Hampshire.

7 scenic drives near Merrimack Valley

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Merrimack Valley. 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 · 4 mi out

  2. 02

    Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway

    State scenic byway · 6 mi out

  3. 03

    Currier & Ives Trail

    State scenic byway · 11 mi out

  4. 04

    The Apple Way of Londonderry

    State scenic byway · 17 mi out

  5. 05

    Canterbury Shaker Village Byway

    State scenic byway · 18 mi out

  6. 06

    Lake Sunapee Scenic 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 2 · 8 h window · 141 mi

7 h 59 loop · 13 stops · back by 7:58 PM. Incorporates Battle Road Scenic Byway.

  1. The Amoskeag Fishways · 10 min
  2. Lafayette Park · 45 min
  3. SkyVenture · 10 min
  4. Spectacle Hill · 15 min
  5. Abrams Hill · 15 min
  6. Buddha Statue · 30 min
  7. Buried British Soldiers · 30 min
  8. Little Women House · 10 min
  9. RR Semaphore · 10 min
  10. Gilson Hill · 15 min
  11. Untamed · 10 min
  12. Gordons Hill · 15 min
  13. Jennys Hill · 15 min

Touches Battle Road Scenic Byway, Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway, The Apple Way of Londonderry

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Merrimack Valley?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Merrimack Valley: 4 h, 102 miles, 1 stop; and 8 h, 141 miles, 13 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 8 h loop stops at The Amoskeag Fishways, Lafayette Park, SkyVenture, Spectacle Hill, Abrams Hill, Buddha Statue, Buried British Soldiers, Little Women House, RR Semaphore, Gilson Hill, Untamed, Gordons Hill and Jennys Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

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

A day out of Merrimack Valley, planned on real roads

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