Londonderry Rail Trail — Exit 5 head: short bicycle return
New Hampshire · Other separated ride
Follow the signed main path northeast toward Derry. Turn after 1 outward mile or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.
Plan your ride
- Location
- Londonderry · New Hampshire
- Ride length
- Up to 2 miles return
- Ride format
- Out-and-back
- Surface
- Paved completed main rail-trail
- Road crossings
- Follow the signed main path northeast toward Derry. Turn after 1 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.
- Elevation
- Short former railway course supports modest effort by editorial inference; no surveyed maximum or universal ramp accessibility.
- Starting location
- Exit 5 Park and Ride, 4 Symmes Drive, Londonderry, NH
Chosen 2-mile maximum return, not the full regional corridor or a surveyed parking-to-parking distance. Earlier interfaces shorten the outing; parking walking is extra.
Approximate named public facility/access-area reference. Follow the guide to designated public visitor parking and the signed path; not a surveyed stall.
Londonderry Rail Trail — Exit 5 head: short bicycle return — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-10-21. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
Londonderry, New Hampshire · Up to 2 miles return · Paved completed main rail-trail
Start: Londonderry Rail Trail — Exit 5 head, Exit 5 Park and Ride, 4 Symmes Drive, Londonderry, NH. Trail organization explicitly authorizes long-term / overflow sections near the bus terminal for trail visitors. Use those permitted sections, walk the signed path connection and keep clear of buses. No Poor Boys, school-day or Route 28 shoulder parking. Use designated ordinary visitor spaces, respect reserved spaces and walk through the lot to the signed main path. The address identifies a public facility, not a surveyed stall.
Ride: Follow the signed main path northeast toward Derry. Turn after 1 outward mile or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.
Distance: Chosen 2-mile maximum return, not the full regional corridor or a surveyed parking-to-parking distance. Earlier interfaces shorten the outing; parking walking is extra.
Permission and effort: Source-backed ordinary bicycle use on the designated improved main path; walking-only spurs and adjacent private property are excluded. Short former railway course supports modest effort by editorial inference; no surveyed maximum or universal ramp accessibility.
Planning: Choose daylight and obey posted gate / parking hours. No current ordinary access tariff established; posted terms govern. Event, camping and rental charges are separate. Yield to walkers and horses where present, keep right and announce passes. Obey posted speed, helmet and pet requirements. Ordinary pedal bicycles covered here; no blanket e-bike-class permission inferred.
Access reviewed October 20, 2026 Central (October 21 UTC): Fresh partner lists 4.5 completed paved miles. Airport / Navigator and final Derry connections remain separately proposed / unfinished; do not ride a road to fill a gap or infer an opening from 2026–2027 fundraising forecasts. This is a dated source review, not a field inspection or current-day all-clear. Postpone for snow, ice, high water, soft tread or barriers rather than improvising a bypass.
Bring water and choose suitable weather. Parking walking is extra. No surveyed parking-space pin or navigable GPX is supplied.
Sources: Trail partner public parking and completed extent · Partner arrival context