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Directions to Race

Exeter, New Hampshire is located approximately 30 minutes from Manchester, NH and 50 minutes from Boston. Getting to Exeter:

From Durham/Dover NH:

  • Follow Route 108 South out of Durham, toward Exeter.
  • Continue through downtown Newmarket, bearing left in the town center to stay on Rt. 108 South.
  • Pass Great Bay Athletic Club (on your left) and continue into Newfields.
  • At the light, go right onto Rt. 85 South. Follow through Newfields into Exeter.
  • Cross over Rt. 101 and follow 85 South until it dead ends at a stop sign.
  • Go right on Main Street. Pass Phillips Exeter Academy and Main Street School.
  • Just before the railroad tracks, take a left on Lincoln Street (gas station will be on your left).
  • Follow Lincoln Street around the curve and the school will be on your left. There is a parking lot just before the school building.

From Route 95 North or South:

  • Take Rt. 95 North or South into New Hampshire
  • Take Exit 2 (Rt. 101/Exeter/ The Hamptons)
  • Follow Rt. 101 West to Exit 10 (Rt. 85/Exeter/ Newfields),
  • At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Rt. 85 South, toward Exeter.
  • Follow 1.5 miles to Stop Sign.
  • Go right on Main Street. Pass Phillips Exeter Academy and Main Street School.
  • Just before the railroad tracks, take a left on Lincoln Street (gas station will be on your left).
  • Follow Lincoln Street around the curve and the school will be on your left. There is a parking lot just before the school building.

From Manchester, points west:

  • Follow Rt. 101 East to Exit 10 (Rt. 85/Exeter/ Newfields),
  • At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Rt. 85 South, toward Exeter.
  • Follow 1.5 miles to Stop Sign.
  • Go right on Main Street. Pass Phillips Exeter Academy and Main Street School.
  • Just before the railroad tracks, take a left on Lincoln Street (gas station will be on your left).
  • Follow Lincoln Street around the curve and the school will be on your left. There is a parking lot just before the school building.

Parking is available at the Lincoln Street School on a first-come first-served basis. Additional parking is available along Lincoln Street, at the Main Street School, in the two nearby municipal lots, and along nearby Tan Lane.