New Hampshire Department of Transportation

NHDOT Bicycle/Pedestrian Information Center

Bike Maps | Merrimack Valley South Region

Terrain
The Merrimack Valley North Region offers some terrific rides, which are generally rolling, with some hills sprinkled in.

Traffic
Areas that may have heavy traffic during peak hours and peak tourist seasons include US Route 3 and NH Route 9, where traffic is fast, but wide shoulders allow some relief.

Services
Services tend to be spread out quite a bit along US Route 3 and NH Route 9. Otherwise, most services are conveniently located throughout the region.

Highlights
Through the most heavily populated part of the state, the Merrimack Valley offers many miles of excellent roads for bicycling. Classic white New England churches, bubbling streams, and long stretches of lichen-covered stone walls are classic fare along these highways

Maps
New Hampshire Bike/Ped maps are now available online for viewing or printing. Maps are in Adobe Acrobat^® PDF format. Each region is divided into quadrants. Select your quadrant by clicking on the map to the left or choose from the list below:

Merrimack Valley South Region (1) - Western Quadrant
Merrimack Valley South Region (2) - Eastern Quadrant

Merrimack Valley South Region - Manchester City Inset
Merrimack Valley South Region - Nashua City Inset

Note
Quadrant map files can be quite large and may take several minutes to download if you have a slower Internet connection.