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Probably the first thing to be aware of is that the Iron Mountain Trail has large segments that are extremely eroded which makes for some tedious hiking. This erosion is most severe between the trailhead and the old fire tower site. The trail has been eroded for several years. However, it...

This report is a few days late, but hopefully the conditions reported here will still be useful. The Mt. Tremont Trail is one of my adopted trails. On 11-May, I did routine maintenance on the lower half of the trail. I plan to do the upper half within the next 2 weeks. You will find some...

Thank you, Nartreb . . . very much appreciated! As you suggested, I did a google search for "beech seedling" and came up with a few images that somewhat resemble the image that I posted. The resemblance was close enough so that I'm convinced it is indeed a beech seedling, albeit a very robust...

I saw this on 11-May-2012 on the Mt. Tremont Trail at an elevation of about 1,200 ft. Would this possibly be just a common tree sprout of some sort, rather than a wildflower? Whatever it is, it had no visible leaves attached to it. As seen in the composite snapshot below, it had a stalk + a...

Phil . . . it's an easy open-woods whack. There are probably many ways to get there. I've done it by leaving the trail about a quarter mile north of the Mt. Mist summit and then whacking about a tenth of mile or so in sort of an ESE direction. You can get a view at most any time you go there...

Hi Phil . . . first of all, your report and photos are terrific! Also, your intuition is correct. There is indeed a nice view from a rocky outcrop in that stand of conifers on Mt. Mist. Here is one of the vistas that can be seen from that spot.

If you are of a bushwhacking frame of mind, then you can see from a map that there are several possible ways to reach Sugarloaf Mountain and The Hogsback by launching an off-trail route from the Blueberry Mountain Trail, and still stay within the public land of the White Mountain National...

The trail conditions along this 5.9 mile loop were generally very good. There are a few minor blowdowns on the 0.9 segment of the Great Gulf Trail between the Osgood Cut-Off and the Osgood Trail. There were picturesque views from a short (unmarked) side path off the Osgood Cut-Off, as well...

To access Mts Stanton and Pickering, I used a large segment of the Mt. Stanton Trail. The segment that I hiked was in excellent condition. However, since my trek involved some bushwhacking I did NOT hike the entire route of the Mt. Stanton Trail from its beginning at the trailhead on Covered...

Love the photo, and the caption is perfect, i.e. "Burgundy Muffins with White Frosting"! Also, the predominant color scheme of red, white and blue grabs your attention and is very eye-appealing! Nice!

Photos can be found at my BLOG. (This hike involved a visit to Ethan Pond + an off-trail excursion to cascades along North Fork brook.) TRAIL CONDITIONS: Kedron Flume Trail: There were a few small blowdowns of no consequence. Crossing Kedron Brook at the flume was very easy. Some of the...

Love adventures such as this that are out of the ordinary! Have whacked to Big Bickford, but for whatever reason, I've not done it as a loop involving Lafayette. Good job!

Rather than merely walk the Auto Road to the top of Mt Prospect, I parked at the trailhead for the Heritage Trail on Martin Meadow Pond Road, and then used a combination of the following trails: Heritage Trail; Around-the-Mountain Trail; Davidge Path; Old Carriage Path; plus a short segment of...

The Davis Path and the spur trail to the summit of Mt. Crawford were in great shape. There were no blowdowns of any significance, and water crossings were not an issue. I continued on the Davis Path to a point about midway between the Mt. Crawford spur and the junction with the Mt. Parker...

For those who are unfamiliar with the Bretzfelder Memorial Park, here are some directions. From Interstate-93, take Exit 40. Follow Route 302 East for 3 miles, then turn left onto Prospect Street. Bretzfelder Park is approximately 1 mile down Prospect Street, on the left. On this particular...

It's wonderful to read that you explored these terriifc hiking destinations. Your photos are simply marvelous!

This hike was launched from the Wachipauka Pond trailhead on Rt. 25C. The trail had a number of minor blowdowns. However, all were easy to step over, duck under, or walk around. There were long stretches of trail that were completely dry, but there were intermittent spots that were wet and...

There was only patchy snow up to the point where the trail bisects the old CCC Road. Shortly after crossing the CCC Road, the trail had some icy spots, as well as a light coating of snow (an inch or less) all the way to the top. We were easily able to ascend without using any foot traction...

Mt Mist + WebsterSlide Mtn via Wachipauka Pd Trail & WebsterSlide Trail: 27-Mar-2012 This hike was launched from the Wachipauka Pond trailhead that is nearly opposite the Ore Hill trailhead on Rt. 25C. Both the Wachipauka Pond Trail as well as the Webster Slide Trail had a number of minor...

Many readers of this Forum are likely already aware of this. However, for anyone who isn't aware (and who might have an interest), there is a place that was recently added to the NH register of historic places in February 2012. If you've ever hiked the Glencliff Trail to Mt. Moosilauke, then...