NH Audubon Dahl Wildlife Sanctuary — Attraction in Conway

Don't waste your time! The only two trail markers we saw, one yellow & the other red, were at the trailhead by LL Bean. We first tried the "yellow trail" which should have taken us to the river. No markers at all & the trail divided with no indication which way to go. We tried each with no luck as they both were so overgrown any semblance of a trail could barely be seen. We backtracked to the trailhead & tried the "red trail"; but again no other markers and in short order the trail was obliterated by overgrowth including poison ivy. So, once again we went back to the trailhead and instead of hiking we browsed LL Bean. As an aside, there are signs all over the parking lot that parking is for LL Bean only, and not for "river access". This is interesting because the instructions for the Dahl Sanctuary indicate trailhead access is from the LL Bean...

Not the most picturesque walk you can take in New Hampshire, nor the quietest, but it is a nice place in North Conway behind LL Bean so it's quick and easy to get to. Relatively flat with the exception of the hill at the start/end. Quite a few roots in the path that makes footing interesting at times so be mindful of that. Parking is limited and just to the south of the LL Bean store. About a mile and...

Beautiful little hike but the trail became more and more over grown half way in around the field that you could see 5 feet in front of you. We turned around. Lots of wild berries. We were a bit apprehensive to bring home a tick or bump into a...