Hoit Road Marsh, Concord, NH

This morning I paddled Hoit Road Marsh in Concord, New Hampshire. The AMC book Quiet Water New Hampshire & Vermont recommends this as a nice place to paddle. The marsh is maintained by NH Fish & Game and there are no motor boats here at all.

So, with that information, I decided to spend a couple of hours there. I found this to be one of the most uninspired places I have yet to paddle. There were far to many weeds for fishing and barely no nook and crannies to explore. The marsh has a very boring shoreline, without much scenery. Although the marsh is 206 acres, it seemed much smaller due to the inaccessible areas choked with weeds.

On the bright side I saw many Wood Ducks and other duck species, as well as a Blue Heron and a Bald Eagle. Other than this, not much else to see. I would not recommend this place to paddle until you have explored every other place you can.

If you still choose to go there, you can access the pond by taking Rt 93 to exit 17 (Hoit Road) follow Hoit Road east for approximately 2.4 miles. The marsh will be on the left with parking on the right. Other than a nice little sandy put in for the kayak, there were no facilities.

You can access the NH Fish & Game information on this marsh by clicking the link below.

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/hoit_concord.pdf