Little Bear, Bobcat, and Broken Boulder Loop Trail is a 5.1 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Epsom, New Hampshire that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, horses, and mountain biking and is best used from April until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Easy MTB trail for the novice. Nothing very technical, just a nice easy ride. A good warm up and fast ride for advanced level riders.
March 23, 2021had a wonderful time exploring
March 20, 2021Great trail, but there are definitely very icy parts of the trail that are a bit tricky.... mostly at the beginning and the end!
March 20, 2021Lots of ice! Definitely need crampons, but otherwise quite beautiful!
December 28, 2020ThWe did the recommended variant that begins on Pitch Pine trail. Micro spikes were essential. Trail marking gets a B- for all kinds of different sign types at intersections and no blazes, but otherwise nicely tended
November 10, 2020Great day, beautiful weather and nice trails. Had fun biking with my kiddos. My son dropped his little stuffed brown bear along the trails... It is 5” and the same color as the leaves fallen on the trails. If you happen to find it, we would love to bring his little bear home. Thanks!!!
September 6, 2020Nice part by the river. Too many mtn bike riders in some parts. Ok trails overall. Nothing extraordinary.
August 30, 2020June 7, 2020Bicycles on path, can be narrow with some sharp elevations
June 5, 2020Dad says this was the best trail we’ve ever done! The cool feature was that you ride past a campsite. There are one or two spots where the AllTrails map route isn’t 100% accurate, so don’t be scared to stray
April 28, 2020Super muddy at mile 3 (if you cross the road from the parking lot first) but it clears up about .5 miles before the Hayes field happening lot. Super fun!
April 25, 2020Soooooo fun! Friend wiped out so we had to cut it short... but I loved what we did!
April 25, 2020Nice hike on well marked trails. Mountain bikes are allowed so you need to watch for them.
April 25, 2020We’d rank this easy rather than moderate.
March 29, 2020This is a really enjoyable set of trails. There are plenty of trail choices to pick from and you can go as short or as far as you want. There are paper maps at the trailhead and the trails are easy to follow. I hiked similar to this one, but added a few miles by taking the Carriage trail and hiked around Hayes Marsh. Really pretty area. Lowland trail was washed out, but easy to get around. I would definitely come back here again. I also saw some moose droppings on a few of the trails.
March 25, 2020November 26, 2019A nice loop with some but not excessive elevation gain. Nice woods, with a stop at a shelter by Spring Pond.
September 19, 2019Not sure I'd describe this entire ride as easy or for the novice, certainly parts of it are but there's plenty of moderate terrain. First part of this ride is on the Hemlock-1 trail, a machince cut roller cut through the side of a hill in a beautiful pine forest. One of my absolute favorite trails. The next section is on the Broken Boulder trail, a mostly doubletrack that's rocky but not too difficult. Take a right on Bobcat, mostly an easy doubletrack through a nice pine forest (check out Smith Pond). At the end of Bobcat, take a right on the road 100 yards up to Hayes Field, then into the field and take a right on Little Bear Trail. This trail is a singletrack through a pine forest with some rocky spots. There is a choice to continue on Little Bear or take a right on Big Bear. Both are narrow singkletracks with tight hairpin turns and rolling downhill. Big Bear is steeper but awesome! Both return you to the parking area.
September 15, 2019simply put....awesome!
June 9, 2019fun flowly single track, some nice downhill
June 4, 2019Enjoyed it. Looking forward to going back to do another trail. Lots of misquotes so bring bug spray.
May 5, 2019A very nice trail to hike Little Muddy In a few places Great bike for anybody that doesn't want much elevation
April 19, 2019So, We went to Highland Mountain Park to watch a monster, awesome, crazy downhill race for many NE Colleges. We said Yikes and No Thank You! Bear was more our style (we need our lives). Fast And Fun!! And no jumps!
March 24, 2019Hiked the loop trail today. Definitely not for amateurs! Almost had to call in the rescue team. Pitch Pine section of the trail was the worst! Sheer ice in all directions. Had to go off trail (fell in a river!) to get around the treacherous terrain! Definitely not an all season trail! #misled
March 23, 2019This was some icy death. Also GORGEOUS and worthwhile! But there's no way we would have made it without microspikes and hiking poles. Both were totally necessary to avoid falling off the sloped trail and into the river. Yikes. We both feared for our lives at some points. Probably not the best trail for winter adventures unless you're really comfortable with those conditions!
October 6, 2018This is a State Park which caters to many activities and that is good, certainly. On the other hand, if you are hiking and look for some solitude there are better options, eg Pawtuckaway SP not far away. Too many mountain bikers on the trails. No complaint, mountain bikers need to be able to do their sports as well and I support this, as I am cycling too (road) but for hiking folks there are better places.... Just my 5 cents worth.
