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Adams Point
Area:
Adams Point
Region:
NH - Southeast
Seacoast Region
Location:
Durham, NH
Rating:
Easy
Features:
Great Bay
Distance:
Approximately 1.5 miles
Elevation Gain:
Minimal
Hiking Time:
Typical:
0:45
Outing Duration:
Typical:
1:30
Last Updated:
1/20/2008
Author:
Phil Blampied
This information has been excerpted (with permission) from
20 Great Easy Woods Walks near Seacoast New Hampshire
, by Phil Blampied, copyright 1999.
Trail Guide
Adams Point is a wooded peninsula sticking out into Great Bay, with hiking trails following the water's edge around both sides. Before state ownership, the land was, for over a century and a half, the Adams family farm.
The trails are well-marked and well-worn. A pamphlet is sometimes available describing the flora and fauna along the route. Particularly interesting is a section of the trail that follows the top of a ten-foot cliff above the water. Parts of the cliff trail have been eroded, so watch your step!
The trails can be hustled over and completed, if that's your style, in less than a half an hour, but provide a good hour's outing at a relaxed pace.
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Driving Directions
This is an old salt water farm now owned by the state, with a gated entrance on Durham Point Road.
From Durham
Take Rt. 108 south from Durham and, about 100 yards uphill from the Oyster River, turn left onto Durham Point Road.
Follow Durham Point Road several miles.
The gate and the access road to Adams Point eventually appear on the left just down the hill from the intersection with Dame Road.
If you wind up crossing the small bridge over Crommet Creek, you've gone too far.
Follow the access road to its end where there will be two parking areas.
From Newmarket
Take 108 north through the center of Newmarket and take the first right, Bay Road, after crossing the Lamprey River bridge.
Follow Bay Road into Durham, and, just after crossing the (unmarked) Crommet Creek bridge, turn right into the access road.
Follow the access road to its end where there will be two parking areas.
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