The Cotton Valley Rail Trail is a hard-packed, family-friendly multi-use rail trail that meanders along  lake Wentworth and Crescent Lake , over trestles, scenic wetlands, Albee beach, backwoods, and fields. The Trail links the towns of Wolfeboro, Brookfield, and Wakefield by way of the old Wolfeboro Railroad bed.

Uses: Walking, running, bicycling, rail cars, wildlife viewing, fishing, and in the winter cross-country skiing & snowmobiling.

The Trail is handicap accessible between Wolfeboro and Wakefield, with the exception of one mile between Clark Road Brookfield and Route 16.

Trail Amenities: Restrooms and portable toilets, parking, benches, picnic tables, beach, historic train sites: turntable, sheep pass-throughs, and old trestles.

Length: The total trail distance is twelve (12) miles between downtown Wolfeboro through Brookfield to Turntable Park, High Street, Sanbornville/Wakefield, New Hampshire.

Surface: Hard packed in between and outside railroad tracks. The trail has some small hills.

Caution is recommended when using platforms to transition on and between the rails.