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Mast Yard State Forest trailhead

4.9 ★★★★★ 10 Google reviews · Running trail in Concord, New Hampshire · Hours vary

Runner's snapshot

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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Mast Yard State Forest trailhead yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.

Trailhead parking

What runners say about Mast Yard State Forest trailhead

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (10 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

👟 good for all levels 4 mentions

“This is an easy walk through varied habitat that includes different kinds of woods (dense understory/little understory), powerline cut, pond, and stream.”

Nice, easy trail to "hike". Not fond of the chunk that goes under all the power lines but the rest that is in the woods is nice. Not marked well. I had to open All Trails to navigate to make sure we were on the right trail. I'd imagine it'd be really fun snowmobile trails.

★★★★☆ — Katie , Oct 2021

This is an easy walk through varied habitat that includes different kinds of woods (dense understory/little understory), powerline cut, pond, and stream. It's a great place to go birding and especially good for whip-poor-wills and owls.

★★★★★ — Unity , Jul 2021

A good place for an easy hike and for taking photographs during any season. Usually very quiet.

★★★★★ — Doug , Oct 2025

Beautiful place to Walk but they've logged it to heavy which is very sad not as much wildlife anymore

★★★★★ — Tamara , Jun 2023

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 10 reviews →

Trail conditions & character

What this trail is actually like underfoot and overhead, taken from its own listing and from reviews. Each one links to every other trail with the same character. Busy or quiet is reported as a plain fact, not a plus or a minus — a runner heading out alone at dawn often wants company on the path, and someone running intervals wants an empty one.

🅿️ Trailhead parking

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The practical stuff

  • AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
  • DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
  • ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
  • At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
  • Trail mapOfficial trail map
  • Websitetrailspotting.com
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Where to find Mast Yard State Forest trailhead

189 W Parish Rd, Concord, NH 03303

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Listing verified July 2026 from public records, the trail's own website and runner reviews. Trail conditions change — paths flood, gates close at dusk, and shaded woods stay muddy for days after rain. Something out of date? Report a correction. Manage this trail? Send us the details — it is free.