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date: 5/16/14 trails: carter ledge trail, middle sister trail, bushwhack conditions: white ledge campground is now open so parking is available at the picnic area. the trails were mostly dry down low. some deep leaves on carter ledge trail in places. higher up where it had rained the...

date: 5/11/14 trails: wapack trail, old ski trails, cliff trail conditions: parked in the wapack trail lot off temple road in sharon leaving another car off old mountain road in peterborough. some broken vehicular glass in the northern terminus lot. trails were in great shape and almost...

date: 5/9/14 trails: firetower road conditions: some limited shoulder parking off of oak hill road in loudon right across from the start of the firetower road. the firetower road is marked with a sign and is gated. the road was mostly dry and had good walking with mild grades all the way...

date: 5/9/14 trails: orange cove trail, bushwhack conditions: i parked off of new colony road in orange just before the gate and start of orange cove trail. the gate was open and driving farther looked tempting, but only would have saved a couple tenths before the road became muddy and...

date: 5/3/14 peaks: mt. rowe, gunstock mountain, belknap mountain, piper mountain, whiteface mountain, mt. klem, rand mountain, west quarry mountain, east quarry mountain, north straightback mountain, mt. major, south straightback mountain, mt. anna, mt. mack trails: ridge trail, ski...

hiked up kelsey this summer. that route from the north talked about in the link still makes the most sense. about a 1 mile bushwhack with good woods all the way up. the turbine actually makes navigation even easier as it could be heard all the way up and seen much of the way. i have a friend...

date: 4/25/14 trails: betty steele loop trail, peg king spur trail conditions: good parking on the shoulder of 113a a bit north of tamworth village. hard to miss sign for the big pines natural area. trails were almost entirely dry and snow free. a few small patches down to the bridge and...

date: 4/25/14 trails: champney falls trail, bolles trail, bushwhack conditions: some real shoulder season conditions on the trails. up to the height of land on bolles there was often 1-2 feet of wet rotting snow with many significant bare patches along the way. the route was not always...

date: 4/20/14 trails: iron mountain road, iron mountain trail, mine spur conditions: i parked where the pavement ends at the start of iron mountain road and walked from there as i was not familiar with the area. i could have actually parked about .2 farther up the road in a designated area...

date: 4/19/14 trails: road walk conditions: we parked on the east side of 142 a mile south of it's junction of 302 in bethlehem. there is a good shoulder just before the road/driveway leading to the summit. it doesn't feel like it should be a "trailhead", but it is and initially passes...

date: 4/19/14 trails: snowmobile trail, haystack road, fr 304a. bushwhack, herd path conditions: good parking at the end of little river road. from the parking we crossed over the little river on the bridge and picked up the snowmobile trail up to haystack road. the trail has been re...

date: 4/17/14 trail: mt. major trail, boulder loop trail conditions: some running water on lower major trail then relatively dry until making the turn at the brook trail junction. some spotty snow/ice from there up to the ledges all mostly avoidable. lower ledges mostly snow/ice free. i...

date: 4/10/14 trails: bailey brook mill trail, kulish ledge trail, bushwhack, road walk conditions: i ended up parking at the lower bailey brook trailhead off old stoddard road in nelson. room for a couple cars. the bigger lot at the other end is a bit further up the road and didn't look...

date: 4/10/14 trails: shannons trail conditions: good parking lot off crotched mountain road near the rehab center. the trail was probably 80 percent melted off with just one stretch of significant snow beyond the clearcut section and a bit around the summit. some wet going in that same...

date: 4/10/14 trails: helens trail, snowmobile trails, bushwhacks conditions: i parked on the shoulder at the start of helens trail at the height of land on mountain road in lyndeborough. not signed per say, but there is a sign saying to stay on the trail and some yellow markers. the...

date: 4/6/14 trails: hurricane mountain road, black cap trail, black cap connector, bushwhack conditions: i parked on the shoulder a bit back down hill from the gate on hurricane mountain road. "no parking" signs are prevalent at the gate. the road was snowmobile packed becoming soft in...

date: 4/5/14 trails: moose tracks trail, snowmobile trails, bushwhack conditions: the trailhead for moose tracks is on the access road to the old ski area, now mountain bike park, in northfield just north of the entrance. parking available roadside. the obvious route up to the summit...

date: 4/4/14 trails: downes brook trail, mt. potash trail, bushwhack, logging roads conditions: parking lot was in good shape. downes brook and mt. potash trails were well packed and crusty early, but much softer by early afternoon. great snowshoeing all the way to the summit. from a bit...

date: 3/29/14 trails: bushwhack conditions: i found a pull off on cold brook road, with no prohibitions, that allowed me good access to the southwest ridge of the mountain. the climb up onto the ridge was a bit steep, but then i had good moderate grades and open woods heading up towards a...

date: 3/29/14 trails: bushwhack conditions: plenty of room to park at the end of fox road in madison with no prohibitions. from there i enjoyed open woods bushwhacking up between the west and east peaks to avoid steeper slopes/cliffs on more direct lines to either summit. the snow was...