Recreation:

Hiking

The Franklin Falls Dam offers several multiuse trails throughout its scenic 3,900 acres. Many of the trails follow the Pemigewasset River, which has carved a narrow river valley through the New Hampshire hills. The lush valley provides homes for a variety of native New England Wildlife, giving hikers, and site seers mush to view while traversing these trails.

One of our most popular trails is the Piney Point Nature Trail. This is located just downstream of the dam and loops around a peninsula which is covered by a mix forest. This is a 1.8 mile long trail and has several points of interest each corresponding to an interpretive sign which describes the natural occurrence. There are trail guides for Piney point available in the Project Office.

Biking

Biking is another popular use of the Franklin Falls trail system. Visitors are allowed to bike on any of our trails. We have trails designed especially for bike riders. These trails are located across from the project office, extending off the Coleman Road. The trail system was developed by a local mountain bike association known as NEMBA (New England Mountain Bike Association). For more information please contact the Project office or download a map on the map link to the left.