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The trail was in very good shape. There were no blowdowns, and all water crossings were easy to negotiate. This is an awesome hike in the Vermont's Northeast Kingdom region! Photos from this hike are at my BLOG.

_ Regarding the Nancy Pond Trail, I only hiked to the other side of the crossing of Nancy Brook at 1.6 miles from trailhead. That segment of trail was in great shape. However, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 did some damage to the Nancy Brook crossing mentioned above. And actually, an AMC crew...

I only traveled about a one-mile segment of the Hancock Notch Trail as part of a varied trek that included a couple of different destinations (details and photos are at my BLOG). A short distance from the parking area for the Sawyer Pond and the Sawyer River Trail, there is an old logging...

This trek began and ended at the Saddleback ski area where I was staying at a condo. I used the well-worn pathways along the Gray Ghost and Tri Color ski trails to reach the Saddleback ridgeline. The Appalachian Trail was used to hike between Saddleback Mountain and The Horn. As would be...

The Aziscohos Mountain Trail is steep at the upper end, and the lower end of the trail is very muddy. Despite the steep sections, and the mud, the round-trip hike took just slightly over 2.5 hours. There were a few very minor blowdowns along the route, and a few segments of the trail could use...

The Centennial Trail/Mahoosuc Trail corridor to Cascade Mountain is in good shape. This was done as a loop hike. It involved an ascent via the Lead Mine Road corridor for about 2.7 miles; a 0.2 mile bushwhack to the Mahoosuc Trail; and a return to my starting point via a combination of the...

Other than one recent blowdown (easy workaround) which is located just before the Devil's Hopyard Trail, the trail was in good shape. There were muddy spots at the usual locations, but all could be negotiated with careful foot placement. In addition to the conventional on-trail hike, also did...

Not tooting my own horn, but rather this is a 'horn toot' for the http://trailsnh.com website. Thanks to the "Trail Watch" feature, I was made aware of recent blowdowns on the lower end of my adopted Mt. Tremont Trail. Was able to respond in a timely manner by going out there today (13-June)...

For the ascent, I used the Cherry Mountain Trail (east side), i.e. the one that begins at the trailhead on Cherry Mountain Road. Martha's Mile was used to hike between Mt. Martha and Owl's Head. And for the descent, I used the Cherry Mountain Trail (west side), i.e. the one with the trailhead...

Hiked the Signal Ridge Trail to the Carrigain Notch Trail (CNT), and then hiked about the first 1.3 miles of the CNT when I then left the trail to bushwhack about 0.75 miles up the ridgeline on the south side of Vose Spur in order to reach the massive talus fields on the south side of that...

Completely forgot about filing a trail conditions report about this hike that was done on 27-May over the Memorial Day weekend. Perhaps it's a case of better late than never? Regardless, this was the first time I've hiked to Catamount. Although the trail is unblazed and minimally...

Did volunteer trail maintenance on full length of my adopted Mt. Tremont Trail. This included doing some brushing, and clearing debris from drainage. Also, downed trees that would significantly impede travel on the trail were removed. Please be aware that numerous old blowdowns remain at...

There is no legitimate excuse for being a couple days late with this trail conditions report. I'm just late! :o Anyway, Puzzle Mountain was reached by starting at the eastern trailhead for the Grafton Loop Trail which is located on the east side of Rt. 26 (4.9 miles north of its junction with...

Starting at the trailhead on Rt. 113, hiked for about 3.2 miles on the Haystack Notch Trail (and then simply retraced the route on the return leg). Water levels were low, and so all brook crossings were easy. There were a few rather significant blowdowns, some of which required off-trail...

This short hike was launched from the western trailhead on Clifford Brook Road in Warren, NH. The Carr Mountain Trail was in good shape up to the junction with the Waternomee Falls Spur Trail. The Waternomee Falls Spur Trail was in good shape up to the point where it crosses a branch of...

The Mt. Tremont Trail is one of my adopted trails. The purpose of this trek was to do spring maintenance on the lower half of the trail. The topography is such that the lower half usually loses its snow several weeks before the upper half of the trail which is much steeper and receives very...

The vast majority of this 3.5 mile trek was free of ice and snow. However, there were a few short segments of patchy snow beyond the junction with the Dryad Fall Trail where the Austin Brook Trail veers a bit from its south-facing orientation. Mill Brook Road, as well as the segment of the...

This hike was what is sometimes referred to as a lollipop loop. The Davis Path comprised the stem portion of the "lollipop", as well as half of the "lollipop" itself. The other half of the "lollipop" was a bushwhack involving the ridgeline that is directly west of the ridge where the Davis...

This trail is well-blazed and easy to follow. On the day of this hike, the trail was basically in excellent condition. However, it is early Springtime and therefore there were some muddy spots, and a few widely scattered patches of snow/ice. Photos taken during this hike are at my BLOG.

This was a 5.2 mile loop hike involving the following trails: Romley-Remick Road; Old North Groton Road; Bald Knob Trail; Beeline Trail; High Pasture Loop Trail; John F. Woodhouse Trail; Cliffs Loop Trail. As the crow flies, the entrance to the Cockermouth Forest is about 8 miles west of...