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If you go to N.H. hills
By Tom Lepisto, Globe Correspondent
Getting there:
Take Route 2 west to Concord rotary, then Route 119 west for 25 miles through Acton, Littleton, and Townsend. Two miles past the Route 13 intersection in Townsend, turn right onto Canal Street (opposite ''The Old Brick Store''), then right onto Mason Road in 1.4 miles. Mason Center (blink and you miss it) is 4 miles further. Follow signs 4 more miles to Pickity Place. From Pickity Place, head for Route 31 north in Greenville, take it 5 miles to Route 101 west, take a quick right onto Isaac Frye Highway in 1/4 mile, bear left at the first fork, and follow signs 8 miles to Frye's Measure Mill. To continue to the Beaver Brook Reservation, backtrack to Route 101 east. Take the first exit after it becomes a limited-access highway onto Route 13 south, then take Route 130 east to Route 122 south in Hollis. Take a right onto Ridge Road and watch for right turns to the Brown Barn and Maple Hill Farm trailheads. To head home from Hollis, it is 6 miles on Route 130 east to Route 3 south in Nashua.
