The Bedford Heritage Trail is a walking trail that travels along the Merrimack River. The trail, part of the statewide Heritage Trail system, starts at the end of Moore's Crossing Road and heads north along the river for one mile to the Bedford Pumping Station, just south of the I-293 bridge.

Heading north on the trail, you cross a bridge built by the Bedford Rotary Club. Following the trail on the right, there is a picnic area overlooking the river. After the picnic area, you cross another footbridge, and Eagle Park is on the left. This small wooded area is a winter roosting area for American Bald Eagles. The trail continues along the river crossing several small brooks and ends at the Bedford Pumping Station.

The trail is open for walking and mountain bikes only. The trail is closed from December 1 until April 1 due to the winter nesting of the eagles. Public parking is available at the end of Moore's Crossing Road.

The Merrimack River is a 117-mile-long river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport. From the point where the Merrimack turns northeast in Lowell, Massachusetts onward, the Massachusetts–New Hampshire border is roughly calculated as the line three miles north of the river.

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike on the Bedford Heritage Trail.