Reservoir Road

Reservoir Road is a cross-country ski route in New Hampshire, about a mile from the village of Dixville Notch. It is an out-and-back, roughly 1.5 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 320 feet and a high point of about 2,214 feet. The climb starts gently and becomes steepest at about 0.1 mile from the start, with a grade of around 13 percent. Winter is the season for skiing here. Typical January highs run about 23°F with lows near 1°F, according to averages from a nearby weather station. That station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the road run cooler than those figures suggest. Several other ski routes lie close by, including Golf Links Road, Cold Spring Road and Abeniki, each within about a quarter mile. For a change of pace, the Peregrine Trail is a hike about 0.9 miles away.