**Caution hikers. We are temporarily closing hiking trails that pass through an active logging operation on our Hay Reservation. Please make sure and read all signs being posted at major trail intersections and trail heads and stay well clear of operating machinery for your personal safety. The popular vista on Sunset Hill is still reachable by following the trails that remain open, please note, the detour will take slightly longer to reach the top. **

The Hay Forest Reservation in Newbury, NH offers nearly four miles of excellent hiking along interior roads and trails that wind through the pine, red oak, spruce, hemlock and northern hardwood forests growing back on former hay fields, sheep pastures, and orchards. Sunset Hill provides sweeping views of Lake Sunapee, Mount Sunapee, Kearsarge, and distant peaks of the White Mountains. The most popular route up Sunset Hill starts from the trailhead across Route 103A from The Fells Histortic Estate and Gardens and climbs the northwestern slope to open ledges at the summit.  The round trip route is about 2.5 miles.

Help us care for this property by following these guidelines during your visit:

• This property is open dawn to dusk
• Carry out all trash
• Dogs must remain under control and owners must pack out all dog waste
• No motorized wheeled vehicles
• No camping
• No campfires
• Hunting and fishing are allowed
• Leave natural and cultural features undisturbed