Distance: 2 Mile Loop
Difficulty: Easy side of Moderate
Mile Slip Forest is located at the end of Mile Slip Road in Milford, NH. A great thing about this trail is there is a large parking lot. There are a few different trails that you can take. From the parking lot you can do about a mile loop on the Mitchell Brook Trail which follows Mitchell Brooke or you can do a loop up to Badger Hill, which this write up is about. There are some different variations you can do of this trail. I would recommend either using the All Trails app or printing off a map to bring with you.
The trail starts out by following a multi-use trail until you come to a trail sign on the left that heads up into the woods. We meandered through the woods with gentle inclines at times. This side of Badger Hill trail is fairly easy to follow with trail markers.
We continued on the trail and when we got to the top of the hill there are more access trails and a large fire pit. Follow the trail markers past the fire pit and down hill. It will feel like you are missing the bench, but you are not. You will come to a trail sign pointing the way to bench.
Unfortunately there is not a great view due to trees being in the way. You are looking towards the Wapack Range.
You return to the sign that marked the trail to the bench and finished the loop down the hill. There are some steeper section this way. In the winter Microspikes are needed. In the fall when there are leaves on the ground the steeper sections can be slippery.
The trail was a little difficult to follow on the way down as it was not as well marked as it was on the way up, but we were able to figure it out. In the winter the bottom part of the trail that meets the access trail can be fun for sliding down on your butt as pictured below.
You finished the loop by taking a left and walking the access trail back to the parking lot or going straight on the Mitchell Brook Trail. If you do both loops it is a little under three miles. If you just to Badger Hill, it is about two miles. Overall this is a good hike to get a little elevation in, but not great views.
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