3 New State Scenic Byways

Submitted from a press release:

The New Hampshire Scenic and Cultural Byways Council announces the designation of three new state byways in New Hampshire. The three new byways join an existing system of 15 state and nationally designated scenic and cultural byways in New Hampshire that currently total over 1,000 miles and feature some of the most beautiful and historically significant locations in the state.

The three new byways are:

• Mills Scenic Byway: This 12-mile byway through Newmarket, Durham, Madbury, Dover and Rollinsford connects the Coastal and Independence Byways. It features panoramic views of rolling open hills bordered by forest land and stone walls cut through by brooks and low-lying wetland marshes, and views of pristine farmland that open up to downtown historic districts with white church steeples and old mill buildings.
• Upper Lamprey River Scenic Byway: This Scenic Byway is a 45-mile route that contains outstanding scenic vistas, natural resources, and historic villages that celebrate the scenic and cultural heritage of New England. Winding through the towns of Candia, Deerfield, and Northwood, it features panoramic views of the mountains to the north, farms and forests to the east and west, and historic and cultural relics.
• Robert Frost/Old Stagecoach Byway: This Byway exemplifies and celebrates the history of the original Boston-Haverhill-Concord stagecoach route through southern New Hampshire, and the rural New England landscape written about by Robert Frost. The 44-mile route begins in Atkinson (near the Massachusetts border) and follows NH Route 121 north through Hampstead, Sandown, Derry, Chester, and Auburn to Massabesic Lake. From Massabesic Lake, the Robert Frost Byway segment proceeds southward on local roads, passing through historic downtown Derry and the Robert Frost Farm Historic Site, and connects back to NH121 in Hampstead.