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date: 11/5/13 trails: logging spur road, bushwhack conditions: from rt. 145 just south of its junction with rt. 3 near pittsburg i drove in cedar stream road for 8.9 miles to an unsigned intersection with crystal brook road. cedar stream road is in great shape though i will note that once...

date: 11/4/13 trails: bushwhack conditions: from the junction of corser brook road and greenough pond road (just over 6 miles from rt. 26 via corser brook road) i drove greenough pond road for about 5.1 miles to its junction with tracy brook road. greenough pond road was in good shape with...

date: 11/4/13 trails: bushwhack conditions: after hiking west tucker i drove about a mile back to the T intersection where 4 mile brook road continues left (this point is roughly 13.6 miles in from rt. 26) and took the spur to the right (would be left if coming in from 26) a few tenths to...

date: 11/4/13 trails: old logging road, bushwhack, skidder road conditions: from the junction of rt. 16 and 26 in errol i drove about 3.5 miles west on 26 and took a right onto corser brook road (some maps show it as greenough pond road all the way from 26). i drove this road for just over...

date: 10/31/13 trails: forest roads, snowmobile trail, bushwhack, herd path conditions: parked off hubbard brook road at it's junction with the gated forest road xh22e. i followed the gate road for a few minutes to its junction with road xh22r which i followed to the right looking for a...

date: 10/30/13 trails: logging roads, bushwhack, herd path, atv trail conditions: we left one car at a closed gate about 1.5 miles up washburn road from rt. 3. we then drove back to brown road via meriden hill road from rt. 3 in columbia taking a spur road off brown road where it makes a...

date: 10/21/13 trails: access road, bushwhack, bootleg ski trail, ski trails/access road conditions: parked in the large lot at the base of loon. i walked up the access road on the east side of the mountain to a logical point just above where a cross country ski trail leaves to the left...

date: 10/21/13 trails: bushwhack conditions: drove north-south road from high st. in glencliff up to about its height of land at a prominent intersection with another gated forest road. room to park here in theory, but had a couple trucks already there so i pulled off the side of the road...

date: 10/15/13 trails: old osseo trail, bushwhack conditions: parked in a visitors space at the clearbrook condo development just uphill from the start of the trail. i believe this is about .4 from the kanc on clearbrook road. the trail was in nice shape. a few muddy spots. a thick...

just tried to hike off of hubbard brook road this morning and was dismayed to find it closed when i got there. i'm trying to figure how it is different from the other forest roads that remain open in a way that would mandate it's closure. if i'm not mistaken it is categorized differently. an...

date: 10/13/13 trails: lonesome lake trail, fishin' jimmy trail, kinsman ridge trail, mittersill-cannon trail conditions: trails were generally dry with some muddy spots and sections of wet ledge. the now marked route from cannon over and down mittersill left from the lodge behind a sign...

nice trip, cumulus. great to see people working the 50 finest. such an interesting collection of mountains. moxie was probably one of the nicest surprises on the list. great trail from the south and fantastic views. thanks for the report. bryan

i would second the suggestion teo makes about the fishermans path route. there used to be a nearly continuous herd path all the way from franconia falls to lincoln brook trail, but the route went out of vogue in recent years with everyone talking about the black pond route and irene did damage...

date: 10/8/13 trails: zealand trail, bushwack conditions: facilities at the trailhead are closed. zealand trail is in good shape. a few of the usual spots had some mud and standing water. water crossings not a problem. from the junction of zealand and ethan pond trails i started my...

the 4000 Footer Guide has good descriptions of the most used winter routes. other than parking lots on forest roads that are closed most of the standard lots are kept clear. depending on the timing of a storm there are no guarantees the lot you are interested in will be plowed when you get...

date: 10/5/13 trails: logging roads, bushwhacks conditions: parked off meriden hill road a bit over a mile in from rt. 3 where it turns hards left and a logging road runs straight ahead. this road has a gate which was open in the morning, but closed when we came back out. having noted...

totally awesome. bryan

totally awesome. bryan

date: 10/4/13 trails: piper trail, middle sister trail conditions: trailhead bathroom facilities closed due to gov't shutdown. other than one muddy spot right at the bottom of the piper trail the going was dry the whole way. trails were in excellent shape. equipment: nothing in...

the amc does have its "official" version of the nh100 highest. they have dixville as peak number 100 (the only one under 3500 ft) and a number of the peaks roy mentions above show up as extra or bonus peaks. kelsey does not appear. different people have their own versions and i have heard...