There doesn't appear to be too much in that immediate area.


https://gravelmap.com/#10.04/43.548/-71.4114

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Does it have to be a trail? How far are you looking to ride? There's a ton of good gravel road riding, you're just a little south of my area of expertise. Looking at the map though, I'm guessing a bunch of the roads between Winnisquam and I-93 are likely gravel and probably nice riding.

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It's New Hampshire. Just head into the back roads and you'll hit gravel eventually... I've learned that the hard way many a time...

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You can always head south to the tip of the lake and go a few more miles into New Durham. Get up around Merrymeetung Lake and there's all sorts of gravel from there: Marsh Hill, Devil Den, Birch Hill/Coburn, Caverly Mountain, Mt. Jesse.

You can even pop out on the Middleton side and cross over into Jones Pond, Tumbledown Dick, Kingswood Lake.

For a half-hour drive you'd have about 4 days worth of exploring.

I live right by those Alton/New Durham trails and have thoroughly enjoyed exploring and mapping them out over the last 3 years. i think they are best suited to MTB rather than a gravel bike, unless you are running fatter tires (they would eat cx tires.) i wouldn't take my 33mm cx bike in there, but converted drop bar 29er with 2.1's is fine for most of it. i use these 3 sites to do most of my exploring:
https://www.trailforks.com/...trail-network-28639/
https://gravelmap.com/#10.61/43.5238/-71.2032
https://www.strava.com/...3/43.49039/gray/ride

there is some gravel by hidden valley boy scout camp in Gilford, but you'll have to figure it out yourself, i have only been in there once or twice on foot so i don't know it well. thats the closest gravel. If you do drive (<15minutes) as jkstevens mentioned, you can park at the hannafords in alton and get to good gravel off middleton rd. thats more "regular" gravel that any car could handle. the devil's den stuff is 4WD jeeps only. if you have a mileage goal, i could try and plan out some routes for you in that area..

and the wolfeboro rail trail is rather boring. totally flat. walkers and strollers etc..... i would avoid it unless going from point A-B and trying to avoid the pavement. there is gravel off it though, up by stoddard road. another place with great gravel that i've only checked out twice is down strafford, by Barn Door Gap road. but that would also be a drive from gilford unless you are looking for 60+ miles probably

Hmm... I hadn't thought about that direction but there's a ton that way, as well. If you parked at Johnson's, you could go either way. Lots of good stuff up top of New Durham Ridge off Berry Road: Muchado Hill Road, Ten Rod Road, Meaderboro Road, could head down into Little Niagara. Really, most of that entire area that Rts 11, 28, 202A, and 126 encompass is all gravel.

Where abouts you at, jflan? Seems like we ride a bit of the same area: I'm down in Farmington, but ride the New Durham/Wolfeboro/Wakefield/Middleton/ Milton circle quite often. I'm sure you've blown by me a time or two... haha...
- Jeff

i'm off rt 28, a few miles from devil's den and Caverly so i'm in there all the time on mtb or running with the dogs. explored all though tumbledown dick and Birch ridge area this summer. i'm amazed at the vast amount of gravel/snowmobile trails in this area, literally hundreds of miles. just wish they were more used and broken in. its a shame people don't realize the potential. probably going to try and get all over those routes on the fat bike this winter.

Well, we used to keep those trails open, but with wheelers and trucks (I'm late to the bike game). But that was 20 years ago, most of that area has been bought up by 'others' and shits been shut down.

I do agree, so much potential for everyone out there, but...

I'd gladly hit all of it on the fatty; you ever wanna ride, lemme know.
- Jeff