Mission:
Improve, promote, and maintain the Northern Rail Trail as a four season, multi-use trail through Merrimack County.  The Northern Rail Trail goes through the towns of Danbury, Wilmot, Andover, Franklin, and Boscawen in Merrimack County

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Coming Events:
The next meeting of the Friends of the Northern Rail Trail will be held on February 17th, 2010 at 7:00PM at the Andover Fire Station.

See the News page for the latest information about the 2009 trail expansion activities.

Save the Date
Thursday's Child Dinner at the New London Inn
On Thursday, April 8, 2010

Don't miss the next Northern Rail Trail event coming up in April, our fundraising dinner scheduled one night only, Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at Rockwell's in the New London Inn in New London, N.H.

Owner/Chef Jerrod will offer the restaurant's regular menu, which is varied and outstanding, in both dining rooms. There is no set time or set menu, you decide when you want to have dinner and with whom, just make reservations, go and enjoy yourselves as you do on any evening out. The atmosphere promises to be festive as the dinner crowd tends to be made up of exuberant FNRT supporters!

Community-minded Inn owner, Bridget LeRoy, founded the program a few years back and Chef Jerrod has generously continued it allowing half of the night's proceeds to benefit the rail trail effort. Please make reservations before they are filled by calling the inn directly at 603-526-2791. Dinner may be enjoyed as early as 5pm in the Tavern (reservations not necessary) or 5:30pm in the main dining room.

Besides coming to our dinner April 8th, another way you can help the rail trail effort is to become a member. In return for your membership dues you will get updated information on progress and meetings if you wish to be informed of these. Membership categories range from $15 - $100 and can be processed online on our website. And you can lend a hand at any one of our events such as the upcoming Health Walk and Rail Trail Work Day June 5th.

If you have questions please call Myra at 603-735-5071


 
Late Dec., 2009 scenes along the trail in Andover, NH.

 
 
Andover Elementary and Middle School students enjoyed the rail trail for a
two hour mountain biking session in late May
and used the trail to access a variety of terrain to ride and learn
mountain biking basic skills.  Students from ages 8 to 13
had fun on the trail.  A highlight was stopping to look at four painted
turtles sunning on a log in a wetlands just north of the  Blackwater River.

News: See why people are talking about the Northern Rail Trail!
Ethney McMahon produced a short video that shows the trail, how people are using it, and scenic views. Don't forget to turn on your speakers, it has audio!
Please be patient, the video takes a few seconds to load
even with High Speed access.
Top Photos courtesty of Peter Southworth and Charles Martin

Maintained by Forfeng Designs/Forfeng Creative as a courtesy and because the rail trail is great!