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  1. bryan

    black mountain 7/7/14

    date: 7/7/14 trails: chippewa trail conditions: trail was mostly dry with a few wet sections down low and some wet ledge higher up. a couple minor brook crossings that are a non issue. equipment: nothing in particular. comments: started on the late side, but got down before the...
  2. bryan

    lovewell mountain 7/1/14

    date: 7/1/14 trails: monadnock-sunapee greenway trail conditions: ample room to park out of the way about .5 past the boat launch on halfmoon pond road at its junction with lovell mountain road which the greenway follows. good walking along the jeep road to start with a couple large...
  3. bryan

    belvidere mountain, south tillotson, tillotson peak, haystack mountain 6/30/14

    date: 6/30/14 trails: frank post trail, foresters trail, long trail, bushwhack, herd path, haystack mountain spur trail conditions: good parking area at the end of tillotson road a short distance into an active lumber area. road gets a bit rough after the last house and in a short distance...
  4. bryan

    morse mountain, whiteface mountain, madonna peak, spruce peak 6/23/14

    date: 6/23/14 trails: lower chilcoot ski trail, link ski trail, upper chilcoot ski trail, long trail, bushwhack/herdpath, spruce peak summit trail, rum runner ski trail, black snake ski trail, lower exhibition ski trail conditions: i parked in lot 3 at smugglers notch ski area just across...
  5. bryan

    ludlow mountain (okemo) 6/21/14

    date: 6/21/14 trails: healdville trail conditions: trailhead is off of station road in mt holly just past the train tracks and is well signed. the trail is in great shape. mostly dry with a few damp sections. a fair amount of ongoing rock work in the upper sections of the trail. small...
  6. bryan

    south mountain (south ludlow) 6/21/14

    date: 6/21/14 trails: catamount xc ski trail/forest road, bushwhack conditions: from the height of land on rt 155 in mt holly i followed an unmarked dirt road north (shown in the vermont gazeteer as "government road"). in a short distance the road forks with the forest road continuing...
  7. bryan

    spruce mountain 6/16/14

    date: 6/16/14 trails: summit trail conditions: good parking lot at the end of spruce mountain road which i reached from route 302 east of barre via reservoir, east hill and spruce mountain roads. all junctions well signed. directions can be found in the green mountain club dayhikers...
  8. bryan

    blue ridge mountain, north blue ridge mountain 6/16/14

    date: 6/16/14 trails: canty trail, bushwhack conditions: limited parking on the roadside off old turnpike road about .7 in from rt 4. hiker symbol sign beyond gate and blue blazes mark the start. there is a trailhead sign about another .25 in where the trail enters the forest after on old...
  9. bryan

    mother myrick mountain 6/14/14

    date: 6/14/14 trails: woods road, atv/snowmobile trails conditions: i parked at the end of nichols hill road, off of dorset west road, in dorset at a small parking area in front of a gate. this route is described in the "day hikers guide to vermont". the description in the book ending up...
  10. bryan

    west dorset mountain 6/14/14

    date: 6/14/14 trails: jeep road, bushwhack, woods roads conditions: parked in the typical spot for dorset mountain off of tower road in dorset hollow. trying to drive any farther up the jeep road at this point is pretty pointless. the road was in decent shape with a well worn bypass of...
  11. bryan

    welch mountain, foss peak, green mountain, tecumseh, w tecumseh, ww tecumseh 6/8/14

    date: 6/8/14 trails: welch-dickey loop trail, herd path, bushwhack, sosman trail, mt. tecumseh trail, bushwhack conditions: trails were all dry and in good shape. from near the summit of dickey we crossed a number of ledges to the north before picking up the herd path towards foss peak and...
  12. bryan

    mt. snow 6/6/14

    date: 6/6/14 trails: service roads, long john, summit loop, bushwhack, snowdance conditions: lots of parking at the base of the ski area. the mountain asks that hikers register at the "snow mountain sports" building. no fee, but you do have to sign your life away. you can also get a...
  13. bryan

    northeast glastenbury, north glastenbury, branch pond peak 6/6/14

    date: 6/6/14 trails: snowmobile trail, bushwhack, long trail, bushwhack, branch pond trail, bushwhack conditions: stratton-arlington road is in good shape up to the branch pond trailhead. limited roadside parking in a pulloff just east of the trailhead. signs near the long trail crossing...
  14. bryan

    Views from the Lake: Moosehead Lake Paddling and Camping 5-29

    awesome report and pictures. that really is a beautiful area. it took me way too long to finally get up there. all the best in your move to colorado. bryan
  15. bryan

    Thorn Mountain in Jackson

    this one is on my short list so i drove through on thorn hill road a few weeks ago to scout it out. where the usgs shows a road and then trail ascending from the northeast i'm pretty sure access was posted or involved walking through someones yard, but at the height of land there were no homes...
  16. bryan

    south glastenbury, glastenbury, west glastenbury, bald mountain 6/1/14

    date: 6/1/14 trails: long trail, west ridge trail, bear wallow trail, roadwalk conditions: good parking at the long trail crossing on rt. 9. trails were in excellent shape. previous rain had left them damp to start, but mostly dry with great footing. one muddy section of note at the...
  17. bryan

    jericho mountain, sugar mountain 5/26/14

    date: 5/26/14 trails: success trail connector, turbine road, bathtub extension, bathtub trail, unknown road, atv track, herd path, heat stroke trail, smittys trail, bushwhack conditions: all trails listed above are atv trails in the jericho mountain state park network. i parked off of rt...
  18. bryan

    belknap mountain 5/24/14

    date: 5/24/24 trails: red trail, blue trail conditions: trails were all wet given the afternoon rain. rock and ledges were a bit slippery. bug are starting to appear, but not too bad yet. equipment: nothing in particular. comments: after spending most of the day working with the...
  19. bryan

    zealand-bonds 5/21/14

    date: 5/21/14 trails: zealand trail, twinway, bondcliff trail, west bond spur, lincoln woods trail conditions: zealand road in good shape. no snow on the trails until over 3k on the way up to zeacliff then only patchy strips of snow and ice. the only areas of any significance were on the...
  20. bryan

    mt. roberts, faraway mountain 5/18/14

    date: 5/18/14 trails: mt. roberts trail, high ridge trail, woods road conditions: trails were in great condition and mostly dry except for a few sections just below mt. roberts and in spots on the high ridge trail trail. the road up to faraway from high ridge trail is not marked, but hard...
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