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Take a Walk (run, ski, snowshoe) in the Dover Area...

 

Take a look at the Dover Map and the Seacoast Map for locations.

Dover | Durham Greenland | Newington  | Rye | South Berwick, ME

Area

Address/description

Parking

Trails

Wildlife

Bellamy Park Bellamy Road, Dover
(park next to soccer field)

Features woodlands, grassy open spaces, and trails along the Bellamy River. Hill used for sledding in winter.
 

yes yes yes
Bellamy Wildlife Management Area Old Garrison Road, Dover
(from Back River Rd, turn left onto Rabbit Rd. Turn right on Old Garrison Rd. BWMA is ¼ mile down on left; follow dirt road to parking lot and kiosk)

Features extensive trail network crossing fields and forests and following the edge of the Bellamy River. Also used by hunters.
 

yes yes yes

Bellamy Wildlife Sanctuary

W1

Bay View Road, Dover
(From Back River Rd, turn left onto Bay View Rd. Continue past Garrison Road; bear left at fork; park in small area on right side of road.)

Managed by the Audubon Society. Features a one-mile loop path through the woods and along the shores of the Bellamy River. Great for bird watching.
 

yes

yes

yes

Cochecho Park Hillside Drive, Dover
(from Sixth Street, turn onto Hillside Drive. Park in Beckwith Park lot.)

Features trail network along the Cochecho River.
 

yes yes yes

Cochecho Riverwalk and
Henry Law Park, Dover Map  P3

Henry Law Avenue, Dover
 

Riverfront park, canoe launch and walk along the River. 

yes

yes

yes

Dover's Heritage Trails

Greater Dover
Chamber of Commerce
299 Central Avenue, Dover 

603-742-2218
 

Take a walk through Dover's history.  Dover's Heritage Trails is a collection of historic walking tours of Dover.
 

yes yes maybe
Strafford County Farm County Farm Road, Dover
(park in lot next to nursing home; trail begins on north side of parking lot)

Interpretive walking and running trails through the woods and along the Cochecho River. Used by the Dover High School Cross Country Team. (NB: No X-country skiing allowed.)
 

yes yes yes

Willand Pond Recreation Area

New Rochester Road, Dover
(park in lot across from Strafford Farms)

Trail along the pond’s northeastern shore.
 

yes

yes

yes

Powder House Hill Ski Area South Berwick, Maine (about 10 minutes from Dover)207-384-5858.

800-foot rope tow for skiing, sledding, skating, and tubing.

yes Hill maybe

Adams Point

Off Durham Point Road, Durham,

Natural area on Great Bay.
 

yes

yes

yes

College Woods College Woods, Durham, NH

From Pettee Hall, walk down Colovos Road and under the railroad trestle. Then take a left, walk along the road until you reach a fork in the road. Look off the road to the right and there is a path (behind the center field fence) this is the beginning of College Woods.
 
yes yes yes

Sandy Point Discovery Center
 

Depot Road, Greenland,
 

Natural area, saltmarsh, and boardwalk.

yes

yes

yes

Great Bay National
Wildlife Refuge

Newington,

Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge includes 1054 acres of upland, wetland, and open water habitats, as well as almost six miles of undeveloped bay shoreline. The refuge contributes to the protection of the Great Bay ecosystem and supports the National Estuarine Research Reserve. For further information contact Refuge manager, Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 336 Nimble Hill Road,  telephone: (603) 431-7511.

yes

yes

yes

Odiorne State Park

Route 1A, Rye - 603-436-8043,
 

Home of the Seacoast Science Center, biking trails, picnic areas, and boardwalk.
 

yes

yes

yes

 

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