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Traveling to Kroka via Private Automobile

DIRECTIONS TO KROKA EXPEDITIONS BASE CAMP IN MARLOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE

767 Forest Rd, (NH Rte. 123), Marlow, NH, 03456 (603) 835-9087

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From theWest: Vermont / Interstate 91 / NH Route 12

From I-91 northbound, take exit 5. The exit ramp bears right to the stop sign, then continue straight on access road 1/2 mile to the end at Route 5.

From I-91 southbound, take exit 5. Make a left at bottom of ramp onto access road, continue on access road 3/4  mile to the end at Route 5.

Then turn right on Rte 5 south, 3/4 mile, to Westminster Station, Irving station on left. Take a left, after the Irving gas station, (Sign reads Vermont 123 EAST) down a small hill and under the stone railroad under pass. Continue across the Connecticut River to New Hampshire. At the stop sign turn LEFT onto NH Rte 12N/NH Rte 123 South. (Note that once you cross into New Hampshire you will follow 123 SOUTH) Follow 12 North/123 SOUTH until you pass an Agway store on your right. Slow down because you will be making the next right onto Upper Walpole Road. Follow Upper Walpole Road until you come to a stop sign. Take the right slip lane through the yield sign. You are now back on 123 SOUTH. From this point Kroka is approximately 11 miles). Follow 123 SOUTH through Drewsville. After the Drewsville Gereral Store (on your left) you come down a hill and 123 SOUTH makes a sharp right. Stay on 123 South. The next town you come to is Alstead. You will come to a stop sign where 123 South and 12 A merge for a few miles. Make a right at this stop sign. There will be a big building painted red and green. Bear left following 123 SOUTH. Travel through Alstead village. You will pass a sign for 123A. Disregard this. Stay straight on 123 SOUTH. You will Pass Breasure’s Greenhouses. A landmark that you are getting close to Kroka is when you pass Lake Warren on your right. Next you will see the town line Alstead/Marlow on your left and the larger town sign for Marlow on your right. Kroka will be up ahead on your right. You can see one of the yurts and then the farmhouse (directly on the road).

From the North-East:

1. Interstate 89 Exit 5 - US 202W / Rt-9 W toward Henniker/Keene, (Note this is a left exit!)
2. Follow US-202 / NH-9 for 25.6 miles
3. After you pass through Hillsboro, start to look for NH 123 NORTH on your right. Turn right onto NH 123 N, stay on NH 123 North through Stoddard and over Pitcher Mountain until you come to NH 10. At his point NH 10 and NH 123 merge. Make a right onto NH 10/123N. Look for the turn of NH 123 (left) which is right after the Marlow Store. Stay on NH 123 N for another 3 miles.
4. After topping a large hill with a white house on your right, the Kroka Base Camp will be shortly on your left.

From the South-East:

1. From Keene take NH Route 10 N and go North through Gilsum and continue to Marlow (passing Route 123 South on your right) until you reach the center of Marlow (Landmarks are the "Christmas Tree Inn" and the dam on the Ashuelot Rive).
2. Turn Left onto NH 123 North. Stay on NH 123 N for another 3 miles.
3. After topping a large hill with a white house on your right, the Kroka base camp will be shortly on your left.

[PS: Don't use www.mapquest.com to find us - it will lead you astray!]