Mink Brook
Mink Brook Trail Map
Property Features
Conserved in 1999 in partnership with Upper Valley Land Trust, Dartmouth College, and the generosity of the Hanover community, the Mink Brook Nature Preserve offers a natural retreat just south of downtown Hanover. The predominant natural community is upland forest composed of white pine and hemlock. The property features two brooks. The smaller of these is Trout Brook, which winds northward to join up with Mink Brook. Mink Brook is a direct tributary to the Connecticut River. Many of the paths within the Preserve parallel Mink Brook and pass by pool and riffle areas of this dynamic boulder filled watercourse.
Trail Information and Property Map
The property offers a variety of walking terrains. The easy terrain of Quinn Trail is accessible to both strollers and wheelchairs and links up with the trails in the Tanzi Tract, a preserve of the Town of Hanover. On the south side of Mink Brook wooded hiking trails link up with trails to preserved land in Lebanon.
How to get there
From Route 10 in Hanover, turn onto Brook Road. Parking is available by the trailhead on Brook Road.
Trout Brook at Mink Brook Nature Preserve
New Mink Brook Crossing
Visitors to Mink Brook Nature Preserve can now enjoy easier access to both sides of the preserve! The new bridge connects the Quinn Trail with the trails on the southern portion of the property, including trails that connect with Buck Road in Hanover, Indian Ridge in Lebanon, and a trail to Sachem Village in Lebanon.
The process of completing the bridge would not have been possible withouth all of the community support provided to the Council throughout the planning and construction. Thank you to all of our volunteers, the Mink Brook Stewardship Committee, the Quinn family, Chippers, Tahawus Trails, Upper Valley Land Trust, and the National Park Service Rivers and Trail Program.
The bridge over Mink Brook completed in 2009
