Gregg Homestead Trail
The Gregg Homestead Trail at Tuthill's Woodland Preserve in New Boston, New Hampshire is an easy 1.5-mile loop hike that features the cellar holes of the long-gone Gregg Homestead.
Trail name: Gregg Homestead Trail
Location: Tuckermill Road, Tuthill’s Woodland Preserve, New Boston NH
Allowed activities: Hiking, snowshoeing, geocaching, nature study, cross country skiing, horseback riding
Forbidden activities: no camping, no fires, no motorized vehicles
Hours: No posted hours for use of trail
Fees and Parking: There is limited parking at the trail head
Pets: Dogs are not prohibited on this trail. Please follow local leash laws and pick up all waste.
Accessibility: This trail is not wheelchair accessible or stroller friendly
Sanitation: There are no restrooms or trash receptacles at the trailhead. Please take out all trash with you.
Length and Trail information: This hike is an easy 1.47 mile hike done as a loop or lollipop trail. The trail has yellow trail blaze markers to guide visitors. The trail highlights include a small vernal pool near the beginning of the trail and further along visitors will discover the remains of the Gregg Homestead cellar holes. There are also fun geocaches to look for.
For a map and trail guide about the Tuthill’s Woodland Preserve please follow the link below:
https://plcnh.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Tuthill-Trail-Guide.pdf
The following links provides an aerial view of the parking area, trail, and two points of interest: The vernal pool and the Gregg Homestead foundations:
https://plcnh.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gregg-Homestead-Trail-Tuthill.pdf
About Tuthill's Woodland PreserveThe 195 acres at the Tuthill’s Woodland Preserve is part of the Piscataquog Land Conservancy (PLC) which was founded in 1970. The PLC is a private, non-profit whose mission is to conserve land, water and wildlife within the Merrimack valley of New Hampshire. As of January 1, 2020, PLC holds interests in 126 properties totaling just over 8,000 acres of land. The PLC announced in their 2017 Fall newsletter that a timber harvest would be scheduled for the upcoming winter at the Tuthill’s Woodland Preserve. Evidence of that recent harvest can be seen along the trail where areas of large open space allow for new growth to take place.