Distance: 2 Mile Loop Trail
Difficulty: Easy
Located in the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Newington, NH is a great loop trail overlooking The Great Bay. Located at the end of Merrimac Drive is the parking lot for the Ferry Way Trail Loop and Peverly Pond Trail. At the parking lot there is a kiosk and porta potty’s. From the parking lot you walk across the road to the trailhead.
The trail starts out by following a fence.
After the fence the trail goes down a small hill and bares to the left. You walk down a very wide trail. There are no trail markers, but it is pretty easy to follow.
About a half mile down the trail is the junction of the loop. You can continue straight or you can take a right and go across the bridge. We chose to go right.
After walking across the bridge you come into an open field. It was not obvious which way to go. My guess is when the grass has grown some it is easier to tell. You continue to walk straight.
After the field you walk down a wooded path.
Then you come to an over look of the Great Bay. Across the bay you can see Adams Point, another great hiking path.
After this lookout the trail starts to loop back around to the parking lot. There are spots along the trail that provide benches for people to sit and rest of enjoy the great outdoors.
This is a two mile flat, easy loop. I wish the trail had more water views. Overall not a bad trail to check out if you are in the area.
