Musquash Pond

Size:  416 acres

Location:  74 Musquash Rd., just north of where the outlet from the pond crosses under the road near Glenview Drive. There is an area for parking at that entrance.

Recreational Activities:  Hiking, mountain biking, walking, bird watching, running, snowshoeing, views, leashed dogs welcomed.

History and Description:  Musquash Pond Trail is a 6.9 mile moderately trafficked loop featuring beautiful wild flowers and scenery. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are welcome to use this trail but must be kept on leash.

The Musquash Conservation Land has many trails that are perfect for walking. At the entrance, near parking, there is a decent place in which to launch canoes and similar boats. There are also many historical sites to see as you follow the trails on the map.

1. Deacon Merrill Homestead – the remains of the house, well, barn, and corral, built in the early 1700s, can be seen here. It belonged to one of Hudson’s first settlers, the Merrill family.
2. Merrill Hill Habitat – with its dry land and sunny slope, this area is home to some of New Hampshire’s threatened plants and animals including slender bush-clover, rue anemone, smooth forked chickweed, and the eastern box turtle.
3. Upper Foundation –the foundations of a house and a barn thought to be built around 1830’s because of the recent discovery of a dime at the site.
4. Third Swamp – a unique area because of its hydrologic position. It drains into both Musquash Brook and into Second Brook.