Our Purpose & Our History
History of the Derry Rail Trail
The Derry Rail Trail is part of the former Boston and Maine railroad. The Derry Depot, which bustled in the 1800’s with people and goods traveling throughout New England, still stands on the trail and is home to a restaurant on West Broadway in Derry.
The Derry Rail Trail is managed by the Derry Rail Trail Alliance – a nonprofit organization dedicated to completing the rail trail on the former Manchester and Lawrence branch line of the Boston and Maine rail bed through Derry.
The Rail Trail Today
We are a nonprofit group that raises funds, and coordinates volunteer activities, in support of the establishment and maintenance of a multi-use recreational path within the town of Derry, New Hampshire.
The Derry Rail Trail is four miles of continuous paved path, which connects to the Windham Rail Trail at the southern end and ends in Derry’s town center to the north.
Eventually, the Derry rail trail will connect to the Londonderry rail trail, which stretches 3.3 miles into the City of Manchester – providing nearly 12 miles of uninterrupted trail through three towns in suburban Southern New Hampshire.
The Derry Rail Trail benefits the citizens of Derry and surrounding communities, as well as visitors from around the region and the country. See what Rail Trail users are saying about their experience.