The Black Fox Pond Trail at the Deering Wildlife Sanctuary in Deering, New Hampshire is an easy 2.3-mile loop trail that features views of Black Fox Pond.
Trail Name: Black Fox Pond Trail.
Location: Deering Wildlife Sanctuary, Clement Hill Rd, Deering, NH.
Allowed activities: foot travel only, hiking, birding, geocaching, picnicking, nature study.
Forbidden activities: no dogs, no fires, no camping, no vehicles, no biking, no horses, no hunting, no firearms, no littering, no smoking, no swimming, no metal detecting, no bottle digging.
Hours: Trails are available during daylight hours year round. The roads may not be in ideal condition during winter and spring months.
Parking and fees: There is ample parking at trailhead. There are no fees to park or use trails.
Pets: Dogs are NOT permitted in this sanctuary.
Accessibility: This sanctuary area is not accessible for wheelchairs or strollers.
Sanitation: There
are no rest rooms or trash bins at the trailhead or along the trail.
Trail information: There is a trailhead kiosk at the parking area with information about the trail system and there is a posted trail map. The trail blaze markers for the Black Fox Pond Trail are yellow. There are no maps to take along so hikers may want to print a map before heading out. A map can be downloaded by following the link below:
https://www.trailfinder.info/print/trails/trail/deering-wildlife-sanctuary-nh-audubon
Length and features: This trip was an easy 2.34 mile hike, done as a
loop. The trail is mostly made up of narrow
shaded pathways that are often carpeted by pine needles. The trail gently winds
through the forest of mixed woods and out onto an open meadow area where hikers
will need to pay attention to pick up the trail again across the meadow:
keeping the stone wall to the right, will head hikers in the correct direction.
The trail continues back into the woods and descends to travel for a time alongside
Black Fox Pond. Black Fox Pond is a 36-acre tranquil pond with no boat traffic of any kind noticed
during the hike. The trail is well
marked and easy to follow and offers visitors numerous beautiful views of Black
Fox Pond. The trail crosses through and along some privately owned lands, so
hikers are encouraged to keep to the trail and respect landowner’s privacy. The trail travels away from the pond and back into the woods. The trail exits the narrow wooded path onto an abandoned dirt road. The substrate along the dirt road can be tricky due to washout from snow melt or heavy rains and hikers will need use care in traveling this last part of the hike. The Black Fox Pond Trail exits the old road onto Clement Hill Road for a short walk back to the trailhead parking area to finish the loop.
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