Rockingham Recreational and other local rail trails

Spent some time on the Rockingham Recreational Trail recently. Its a multi use trail with several access points near my home in Hampstead. Its unpaved, pretty level and varies between loose gravel, hard pack, and a short stretch of sand. I was able to walk it in sneakers, ride it on my BMW R1200 GS, and I borrowed my friend Rileys WR426 which has proper knobby tires.

Here is a link to the trail

https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/recreational-rail-trails/rockingham-recreational-rail-trail,-fremont-branch

It is mostly wooded with some wetlands, and it comes out in Fremont near a pizza place. Crossing 121A in Sandown there is a great little coffee shop, as well as a small market that off roaders gather at.

This is the first multi-use trail Ive ever had the opportunity to spend a lot of time on and the folks on the ATVs and bikes seem pretty respectful, and it is a good trail to walk as well as bike on. I took my Trek mountain bike end to end and it was a pretty good work out , but mostly level as it is a former rail trail.

Last Saturday I checked out the Windham / Derry rail trail, starting in downtown Derry this trail is paved and crosses a lot of busy roads near the center, and for a while runs along the highway.
https://derryrailtrail.org/

This trail is not a multi use trail, and is paved. There were a lot of folks bicycling and I had a nice 2 hour afternoon walk thru mostly wooded sections.

One of my favorite local motorcycle rides is on back roads from my house on Kent Farm road up thru Sandown, Chester, and Auburn to Lake Massabesic. There is a pedestrian only rail trail that passes by the lake and it is a nice twisty bike ride to the lot, and then a nice hour walk thru the woods.

Getting to know the area having lived here a couple years has been rewarding. The roads are in good shape and there are many paths and rail trails to explore.

I've walked just about 60 miles in November on the trails. Haven't seen any big animals other than a few deer and lots of birds.

I'm tempted to buy  a snowmobile or a fat bike for the winter, but if I do it is a near guarantee it wont snow.