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Scenic Drives in New Hampshire

Routes

60

Avg Distance

116 mi

Avg Drive

2h 40m

Destinations

51

Not every route in New Hampshire is memorable, but these 60 are. Each scores at least 7/10 for drive quality, meaning real elevation changes, scenic stretches, and roads that feel like more than just pavement between two points.

Fuel snapshot for this state

Regular

$4.23/gal

Diesel: $5.60/gal

Typical trip cost

$15–$30

One-way, ~116 mi avg @ 25.4 MPG

CO₂ per trip

~41 kg

ICE vehicle, one-way average

Source: US Energy Information Administration • week of 2026-08-31

Climate through the year: New Hampshire

New Hampshire peaks at around 83°F in Jul and cools to 32°F / 13°F in Jan. Wettest month is Oct at ~4.4 in of rain.

Month High °F Low °F Rain in Snow in
Jan 32 13 2.8 17.1
Feb 35 15 2.8 16.9
Mar 44 23 3.3 13.6
Apr 58 33 3.4 2.5
May 69 44 3.5 —
Jun 78 54 3.8 —
Jul 83 59 3.6 —
Aug 82 57 3.6 —
Sep 74 49 3.6 —
Oct 61 38 4.4 0.8
Nov 48 29 3.4 2.5
Dec 37 20 3.7 14.3

Source: NOAA NCEI Monthly Climate Normals, 1991–2020 reference period. Sampled at the major-airport station for NH — microclimates along specific routes can vary significantly.

Planning Tips

Frequently Asked Questions

We rate routes on a 1-10 drive score based on elevation changes, road variety, and terrain diversity. The 60 routes listed here all score 7 or higher.
Current regular gas averages $4.23/gallon in New Hampshire (week of 2026-08-31). Diesel: $5.60/gallon. A typical one-way trip on these routes costs between $15 and $30. Source: US Energy Information Administration.
Drive times and distances come from OSRM routing over real OpenStreetMap road networks. Fuel costs use weekly US Energy Information Administration state-level gas prices. Drive scores factor in elevation profile, road variety, and terrain. EV charging data is sourced from NREL. Climate normals come from NOAA NCEI (1991–2020 reference period). Hazard data comes from FEMA and USGS public feeds.
Yes. Click any route to see its full trip page with turn-by-turn directions, fuel cost estimates, elevation profile, stop suggestions, weather conditions, and more.

Top Scenic Routes

Colebrook, NH → Keene, NH

182.7 mi 3h 57m Score: 9/10 ~$30 fuel

Through: Westminster → Walpole New Hampshire

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Berlin, NH

167 mi 3h 45m Score: 9/10 ~$27 fuel

Through: Lancaster

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Colebrook, NH → Derry, NH

165.5 mi 3h 39m Score: 9/10 ~$28 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Derry, NH → Colebrook, NH

164.9 mi 3h 37m Score: 9/10 ~$27 fuel

Through: Plymouth → Lancaster

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Gorham, NH

163.2 mi 3h 37m Score: 9/10 ~$27 fuel

Through: Lancaster

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Salem, NH → Milan, NH

159.3 mi 3h 35m Score: 9/10 ~$27 fuel

Through: Plymouth → Lancaster

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Pelham, NH

152.9 mi 3h 22m Score: 9/10 ~$25 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Salem, NH

151.7 mi 3h 18m Score: 9/10 ~$25 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Derry, NH → Milan, NH

149.3 mi 3h 21m Score: 9/10 ~$24 fuel

Through: Plymouth → Lancaster

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Nashua, NH

148.4 mi 3h 15m Score: 9/10 ~$25 fuel

Through: Merrimack

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Windham, NH

147.9 mi 3h 12m Score: 9/10 ~$25 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Londonderry, NH

141.6 mi 3h 7m Score: 9/10 ~$24 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Groveton, NH → Dover, NH

141.4 mi 3h 24m Score: 9/10 ~$23 fuel

Through: Tilton

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Derry Village, NH

141.1 mi 3h 8m Score: 9/10 ~$23 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Merrimack, NH

140.4 mi 3h 7m Score: 9/10 ~$23 fuel

Through: Nashua

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Whitefield, NH

136 mi 2h 58m Score: 9/10 ~$23 fuel

Through: Woodsville New Hampshire

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → North Conway, NH

134.7 mi 3h 23m Score: 9/10 ~$22 fuel

Through: New Hampton

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → City of Manchester, NH

131.9 mi 2h 54m Score: 9/10 ~$22 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Berlin, NH → Manchester, NH

131.3 mi 2h 52m Score: 9/10 ~$22 fuel
5 tricky spots High drive quality

Nashua, NH → Whitefield, NH

127 mi 2h 38m Score: 9/10 ~$21 fuel

Through: Lancaster

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Derry Village, NH → Jefferson, NH

124.2 mi 2h 40m Score: 9/10 ~$21 fuel

Through: Plymouth → Lancaster

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Madison, NH → Keene, NH

123.5 mi 2h 59m Score: 9/10 ~$21 fuel

Through: Concord → White River Junction Vermont

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Dover, NH → Lisbon, NH

118.6 mi 2h 49m Score: 9/10 ~$19 fuel

Through: Alton → Sugar Hill

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Pelham, NH → Conway, NH

115.2 mi 2h 48m Score: 9/10 ~$19 fuel

Through: Plymouth → New Hampton

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Nashua, NH → Franconia, NH

112.6 mi 2h 14m Score: 9/10 ~$18 fuel
5 tricky spots High drive quality

Hudson, NH → Conway, NH

111.7 mi 2h 44m Score: 9/10 ~$18 fuel

Through: New Hampton

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Rochester, NH → Lyme, NH

109.6 mi 2h 38m Score: 9/10 ~$18 fuel

Through: Lebanon → White River Junction Vermont → Hanover

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Dover, NH → Charlestown, NH

107.7 mi 2h 38m Score: 9/10 ~$18 fuel

Through: Lebanon → White River Junction Vermont → Sunapee +2 more

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Rochester, NH → Hinsdale, NH

107.3 mi 2h 48m Score: 9/10 ~$18 fuel

Through: Lebanon → White River Junction Vermont → Keene

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Rochester, NH → Woodsville, NH

107 mi 2h 43m Score: 8/10 ~$18 fuel

Through: Lincoln

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Lyme, NH → Salem, NH

106.5 mi 2h 19m Score: 9/10 ~$17 fuel

Through: Boston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Tuftonboro, NH

104.1 mi 2h 41m Score: 9/10 ~$17 fuel

Through: Portsmouth

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Dover, NH → Hanover, NH

102.6 mi 2h 24m Score: 9/10 ~$17 fuel

Through: Lebanon → White River Junction Vermont

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Ossipee, NH

102 mi 2h 34m Score: 9/10 ~$17 fuel

Through: Portsmouth

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Manchester, NH → Orford, NH

98.7 mi 1h 58m Score: 7/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: White River Junction Vermont

5 tricky spots

Swanzey, NH → Dover, NH

98.3 mi 2h 29m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Hillsborough → Henniker → Portsmouth +1 more

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Nashua, NH → Lincoln, NH

97.4 mi 1h 55m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel
5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → North Hampton, NH

97.3 mi 2h 10m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Boston → Portsmouth

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Dover, NH → Swanzey, NH

96.9 mi 2h 28m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Lebanon → White River Junction Vermont → Keene

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Portsmouth, NH → Sunapee, NH

96.5 mi 2h Score: 7/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Manchester → 101 West: Manchester → Concord +4 more

5 tricky spots

Keene, NH → Somersworth, NH

96.1 mi 2h 28m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Portsmouth → Madbury

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Salem, NH → Woodstock, NH

95.8 mi 1h 54m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Plymouth

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Rochester, NH → Fitzwilliam, NH

95.1 mi 2h 26m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Manchester → Bedford → Nashua

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Dover, NH → Alstead, NH

94.7 mi 2h 35m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Lebanon → White River Junction Vermont → Keene

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Newmarket, NH

94.5 mi 2h 12m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Boston → Portsmouth → Kingston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Atkinson, NH

94.1 mi 2h 3m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Lawrence

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Bridgewater, NH

93.7 mi 2h 10m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: New Hampton → Bristol → Nh Fish & Game

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Rochester, NH → Swanzey, NH

93.6 mi 2h 26m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Lebanon → White River Junction Vermont → Keene

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Meredith, NH

93.4 mi 2h 7m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: New Hampton

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Newfields, NH

93.1 mi 2h 5m Score: 9/10 ~$16 fuel

Through: Boston → Portsmouth

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Plaistow, NH

93.1 mi 1h 59m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Lawrence

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Wolfeboro, NH

92.7 mi 2h 20m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Portsmouth

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Nashua, NH → Woodstock, NH

92.3 mi 1h 50m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel
4 tricky spots High drive quality

Dover, NH → Fitzwilliam, NH

92.3 mi 2h 21m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Manchester → Bedford → Nashua

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → East Kingston, NH

92.2 mi 2h 6m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Boston → Portsmouth → Kingston

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Keene, NH → Exeter, NH

91.8 mi 2h 3m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Boston → Portsmouth

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Dover, NH → Marlborough, NH

91.6 mi 2h 21m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Manchester → Bedford → Nashua

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Nashua, NH → Freedom, NH

91.1 mi 2h 23m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Hooksett

5 tricky spots High drive quality

Hanover, NH → Milford, NH

90.6 mi 2h 2m Score: 7/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Boston → Nashua

5 tricky spots

Merrimack, NH → Effingham, NH

89.1 mi 2h 17m Score: 9/10 ~$15 fuel

Through: Bedford → Manchester → Portsmouth +2 more

5 tricky spots High drive quality

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