Where to Ride in NH?

These are the signs which mark the legal ATV and trail bike trails in NH.

These signs are located on state run trail systems or on club run trail systems throughout the state.

Generally speaking, if you do not see these signs then you must have
written permission from the landowner to be on their property with an ATV.

• Berlin ATV Park - NOW OPEN FOR LIMITED RIDING
  • Map of trials
  • Unofficial website with lots of good information - Jericho Lake ATV Park
• State Run Trails
  • Information and maps about the state run trail systems can be viewed at the NH Trails Bureau web site.
  • The hours of these trails are from 1/2 hour after sunrise until 1/2 before sunset.
  • These trails are are open from May 23rd until the end of consistent snow cover. They are closed in the spring for mud season. The following rail trails are open year round.
    • Ammonoosuc Rail Trail
    • Sugar River Rail Trail
    • Rockingham Rail Trail - Fremont Branch
• Club Run Trails
  • Information about club run trail systems an be found by contacting each local club.
  • The hours of these trails depend on the wishes of the property owners and their agreements with the clubs.  Contact the club for specific information.
  • These trails are open at the discretion of the land owner and the club maintaining the trail.  Contact the club for specific information. Most clubs close their trails for mud season and open somewhere between May 23rd and June 1st. 

Winter riding

• Feds Rule Winter OHRV Use of Rail Trails Not Permitted
  03/03/08
  
  ( Concord , NH ) The Division of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Trails announces that due to a ruling from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), winter use by wheeled Off Highway Recreational Vehicles (OHRV) on the following State owned recreational rail trails is now prohibited effective immediately:
  
  · Conway Branch  (Ossipee-Conway)
  · Northern  (Boscawen-Lebanon)
  · Farmington  (Farmington-Rochester)
  · Cheshire  (North Walpole-Fitzwilliam)
  · Ashuelot  (Keene-Winchester)
  · Fort Hill  ( Hinsdale )
  · Monadnock  (Jaffrey-MA state line)
  · Manchester/Lawrence  (Salem-Windham
  
  The recreational management practice allowing wheeled OHRV on these trails in the winter came into question following legislative changes in 2006. DRED asked the FHWA for clarification on the appropriate use related to the federal funds used to purchase these corridors. The State requested a waiver citing current use. The FHWA responded that this use is not consistent with the intent of these purchases. The Bureau of Trails intends to comply with the FHWA immediately and will be posting new signs indicating the revised designated use over the next week. All local law enforcement agencies will be notified of this change.
  
  The Bureau of Trails is a part of the NH Division of Parks & Recreation. The Division manages 70 state parks, thousands of miles of trails, campgrounds, historic sites and natural waysides and is part of the Department of Resources and Economic Development. For more information about trails in NH state parks, please call 603/271-3254 or visit our website at www.nhtrails.org
• the above green markers. 
• Most snowmobile trails on state property are open to ATV's.  These include rail trails and state parks. Here is a map for Pawtuckaway State Park and Bear Brook State Park.
• When riding in the winter, the trails are only open when they are open for snowmobiles (consistent snow cover).  Please use common sense and do not ride when the snow is mushy.  If you are leaving ruts in the trail, stop riding immediately and wait until the conditions are such that you will not damage the trail!