Trail Report 1-26-10
Diesel Racer
RECENT RAIN AND WARMER TEMPS HAVE CAUSED VARIBLE CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN NH.
GROOMING IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THESE AREAS UNTIL CONDITIONS CHANGE.
EXPECT OPEN WATER AND ICY CONDITIONS.
NORTHERN NH HAD A GREAT BASE TO BEGIN WITH AND TRAILS ARE STILL BEING
MAINTAINED. YOU CAN FIND GOOD RIDING IN THOSE AREAS. COLDER TEMPS AND
MORE SNOW ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR LATER THIS WEEK AND INTO THE
WEEKEND. SETTING UP GREAT CONDITIONS FOR A GOOD BASE.
CLUBS AND BUREAU STAFF ARE OUT ASSESSING THE TRAILS AND PUTTING UP
HAZARDS WHERE NEEDED. AVOID LAKES AND PONDS. CAUTION ON ALL RAILS AS
THEY ARE EXPOSED AND ICY.
Coos County
Pittsburgh - 4-9" base. Trails are groomed and riding is good.
Caution - Shared logging Roads. Jct # 2238 at 112 & 143 Please do not
stop and park in shared road.
Colebrook - 3-4"base. Trails are groomed, riding is good. Caution -
Rails are showing from Colebrook north to the rest area.
Stratford - 4" base. Trails are groomed and riding is good. Caution -
Corr 3 N From Burns Truck Stop to Jct 3 & 7 Closed for logging.
Groveton/Nash Stream - 4-5" base. Trails are groomed, riding is good.
Groveton Village - 1-3" base. Riding is marginal to moderate. Use
Caution on rail line. Rails are showing.
Diamond Pond/Coleman State Park - 10" base. Trails are groomed and
riding is good.
Errol - 2-3" base. Riding is moderate. Caution - Please stay off
plowed logging roads unless signed open.
Cambridge - 2-3" base. Riding is good.
Milan - 2-3" base. Trails are groomed and riding is good.
Twin Mtn - 3-9" base. Trails are groomed and Riding is good. Caution -
Rails are showing.
Dalton - 3" base. Riding is moderate.
Berlin - 2-3" base. Riding is good.
Berlin/Success - 2-3" base. Trails are groomed and riding is moderate
to good.
Gorham - 2-4" base. Riding is moderate. Caution - Corr 19 South of
Gorham is marginal riding.
Jefferson - 2-4" base. Riding is moderate. Caution - Rails are
showing.
Lancaster - 1-3" base. Riding is moderate. Caution - Rails on rail
line are showing.
Whitefield - 1-2" base. Riding is marginal. Caution - Rails are
showing.
Franconia Notch - 1-3" base. Riding is moderate.
Bear Notch/Bartlett - 3-4" base.Riding is moderate. Caution - Thin
cover on rails. Watch for mushers and cross country skiers. Please
slow down in village.
CLUBS AND BUREAU STAFF ARE OUT ASSESING THE CLUBS IN THESE COUNTIES.
GROOMING WILL COMMENCE WHEN CONDITIONS ALLOW. THERE IS STILL RIDING
AVAILABLE IN THE HIGHER ELAVATIONS IN THESE COUNTIES. WATCH FOR OPEN
WATER BARS, ICE AND EXPOSED RAILS. AVOID LAKES AND PONDS. CHECK CLUBS
WEBSITES FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Carroll County
Grafton County
Belknap County
Merrimack County
Strafford County
Rockingham County
Hillsborough County
Sullivan County
Cheshire County
STATE PARK TRAILS -
Bear Brook State Park - Temporarily closed
Coleman State Park - 10" base. Trails are groomed and riding is good.
Pisgah State Park - Temporarily closed
Pawtuckaway State Park - Temporarily closed
Pillsbury State Park - Temporarily closed
Rail Trails EXPECT EXPOSED AND ICY CONDITIONS
Concord to Lincoln Rail Line
Northern Recreational Rail Trail
Farmington Recreational
Rockingham Rec Trail
Presidential Rail Trail
Ashuelot Rail Trail
Sugar River Rail Trail
Please be safe and ride with caution.
Respect our landowners.
Watch speeds and stay to the right.
These reports are posted by the New Hampshire Bureau of Trails and are
updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.
If the report is not updated as scheduled, we are experiencing
technical difficulties.
Updates will be made as soon as we are back online.
Contact brenda...@dred.state.nh.us.