Wapack NWR (N. Pack Monadnock Mt.), Greenfield/Temple

Wapack NWR (N. Pack Monadnock Mt.), Greenfield/Temple

Peterborough, New Hampshire 03468

Official Website
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge map

About this Location

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge was New Hampshire’s first refuge and was established through a donation in 1972. The 1,672-acre refuge is located about 20 miles west of Nashua, New Hampshire, and encompasses the 2,278 ft. North Pack Monadnock Mountain. The refuge is a popular hawk migration area and provides nesting habitats for numerous migratory songbirds such as the tree sparrow, Swainson’s thrush, magnolia warbler, crossbills, pine grosbeaks, and white-throated sparrow. The refuge also supports a wide variety of upland wildlife including deer, bear, coyote, fisher, fox, mink, and weasel.

The refuge is administered by the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

The refuge portion of the Wapack Trail is most readily accessible from the parking area of Miller State Park located off NH-101 southeast of Peterborough, New Hampshire. The trail is also accessible from Old Mountain Road which borders the north edge of the refuge.

Notable Trails

A three-mile segment of the 21-mile Wapack Trail, a spur of the Appalachian Trail, cuts through the refuge and rewards hikers with a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains.

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Wapack National Wildlife Refuge.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

Content from Official Website

Last updated October 22, 2023