About the Property
The moderately challenging 2-mile Andrew Brook Trail meanders beside flowing water, cascades, and mossy pools that provide habitat for numerous wildlife species. After ascending over two miles, the trail reaches pristine Lake Solitude, a high-elevation lake resting 2,500 feet above sea level. Once you reach Lake Solitude, take a breath and keep going the final third of a mile to White Ledges for a panoramic view. Lake Solitude drains into Andrew Brook, allowing hikers to follow its refreshing waters back to the trailhead. This trail serves as an ideal gateway to many natural wonders located in neighboring Mount Sunapee State Park.
The 126-acre Andrew Brook Forest was protected in 2010 and 2016, to safeguard access to the eastern side of Mount Sunapee for hikers, hunters and fishermen. Portions of the Andrew Brook Forest are rich in sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and you may see tubing from active sugaring operations as you hike.
Be aware in high water it may be difficult to cross the trail without getting wet feet.
Visitor Use Guidelines
Please see our Visitor Use Guidelines page for a complete list of rules and regulations for Forest Society reservations
Try an Outing on the Forest Society's Mobile App, Powered by OuterSpatial
Visitors to Forest Society reservations can now access information about land and trail maps easily from their mobile devices. Using the OuterSpatial platform, the Forest Society's mobile application is free and available for both iPhone and Android devices.
Andrew Brook Outing: This interpretive outing provides interesting information about the natural and cultural history of the area you are hiking through on the Andrew Brook Trail.
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More than 100 years ago, the rugged natural beauty of Land Sunapee’s shores inspired American author and diplomat John M. Hay to build a summer retreat in Newbury. John Hay had been a private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and secretary of state under two presidents (William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt).
***Note: All trails on Reney Forest are temporarily closed and are not expected to be open again until December 2024 due to a forest management project. To learn more about this and other forest management projects, visit Recent Forestry Projects or Cutting for Conservation***
Like much of the region, the slopes of Barton Hill were cleared for farm pastures and timber by the mid 1800s. The abandonment of hill farms allowed this land to gradually revert to a forest of poplar, white birch, and pine.
