Rock Rimmon

 

Location: Manchester, NH

Owner: City of Manchester

Highlights: A quick walk to a panoramic view of downtown and western Manchester; also good views to the Uncanoonuc mountains; the only downside is a lot of broken glass 

Directions (from Boston): 56 miles, 1 hour 2 minutes

Park in the lot between the two baseball diamonds.

The Trail: 0.58 miles, round trip

1. From the parking lot, the unmarked trail enters the woods next to the baseball diamond to the left when facing the woods.
2. Follow the white-blazed trail gradually uphill until quickly reaching an open dirt area with a fire pit in the middle and lots of ATV tracks.
3. Walk directly across the dirt area and re-enter the woods on the left on an unblazed trail.
4. Follow this for another brief distance (crossing a pool of water that probably only exists in the spring) until reaching the rocky ledge.
5. To return to the parking lot, follow the same route.

There is no trail map but once you find the trailhead it is not difficult to get lost.