Set on the northwest flank of Moose Mountain and largely surrounded by other conservation land, the 79-acre Britton Forest was given to the Hanover Conservancy by Doug and Katharine Britton of Norwich in 2018. The Britton family had owned the land for nearly three-quarters of a century. In 2020, with a grant to the Conservancy from the Quabbin to Cardigan Partnership, the Upper Valley Trails Alliance’s High School Trail Corps and volunteers from Hypertherm built the Black Bear Loop. Designed as a moderate hiking trail that winds through the forest, the path was laid out with care to avoid sensitive habitat.
Please adhere to the following guidelines when visiting Britton Forest:
For more information, visit the Hanover Conservancy website or contact:
From Hanover, head north on NH-10 toward Lyme. Turn right on Goodfellow Road. Turn left on Hanover Center Road then right on Ferson Road. At the T, turn left on Three Mile Road, then turn right on Ibey Road. Parking for 3-4 cars is available at the end of Ibey Road.
To get to the trail, walk up Plummer Hill Road (Class VI, unmaintained) 1/4 mile past the entrance to the Conservancy’s Mayor-Niles Forest. The Black Bear Loop begins on your right after the first stream crossing.
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