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Hiking
The Cohos trail to close
www.cohostrail.org/
January 2007
The 162-mile Cohos Trail, billed as "the longest single
foot trail venture in New Hampshire's history" is closing.
The
Cohos Trail Association, which developed and maintains the trail that
stretches the length of Coos County, has decided to close most of the
trail system. President Kim Nilsen said the small association does not
generate enough income to adequately maintain most of the trail and its
structures in 2007. The 2 mile section of the trail through the Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge will remain open.
To facilitate the closing of
the trail, the Cohos Trail website will soon post that the trail is
closed. Laminated signs on grade posts will be set at trailheads
indicating the footways are no longer passable. The guidebook and maps
are no longer being sold now.
Nilsen may be
reached at 363-8902 or at wilshy@worldpath.net for more information
about the closing of the trail.
Dixville Notch
Map
Day Hikes
(Information from www.cohostrail.org/dayhikes.html Please visit them for much more information on hiking and features of the Great North Woods)
Connecticut Lakes Region
| Trail or Destination | Where | Rank | Feature |
| Back roads, abandoned farms |
Stewartstown |
Easy |
Regeneration |
| Clarksville Pond |
Clarksville |
Easy |
Mt. pond |
| Ben Young Hill |
Clarksville, Route 145 |
Moderate |
Vast views south |
| Murphy Dam |
Pittsburg |
Easy |
Huge lake, dam
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| Lake Francis Trail |
Pittsburg |
Moderate |
Huge lake, forest |
| PG&E picnic grounds |
First Lake, Pittsburg
|
Easy |
Vast lake, dam |
| West Bay Trail |
Pittsburg |
Moderate |
Views of vast lake |
| Brundage Forest |
Pittsburg, Ramblewood Rd. |
Moderate |
Bog pond, some views |
| Round Pond |
Pittsburg |
Easy |
Large pond, camps, woods |
| First Lake Trail |
Pittsburg, off Camp Otter Rd. |
Lengthy |
Flagged only, lake, woodland |
| Mt. Magalloway |
Pittsburg, Magalloway Rd. |
Tough |
Summit, tower |
| Garfield Falls |
Magalloway Rd., remote |
Easy |
Waterfall |
| Flume in the River |
Pittsburg. Mile off Rte. 3 |
Tough |
Flagged only. Powerful flume |
| Second Lake |
Pittsburg, off Route 3 |
Easy |
Vast lake view |
| Second Lake Trail |
Pittsburg |
Lengthy |
Flagged only, tough going |
| Deer Mt. Campground |
Pittsburg, off Route 3
|
Easy |
Camping, hikes |
| Deer Mt. Trail |
Officially closed, off Rt. 3 |
Tough |
Remote, summit |
| Moose Flowage |
Pittsburg, Rt. 5 Snomo Tr. |
Moderate |
Bogs, moose |
| Route 5 Snowmobile Trail |
Northern Pittsburg |
Lengthy |
Remote, boreal |
| Third Connecticut Lake |
Northern Pittsburg, off Rt. 3 |
Easy |
Remote lake |
| Fourth Lake Trail |
U.S./Canadian Border |
Tough |
Headwater fen |
| Boundary Mts., border clearing |
U.S./Canadian Border |
Tough |
Not well cleared |
Nash Stream Area
| Trail or Destination |
Where |
Rank |
Feature |
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| Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
South Pond to Rogers Ledge |
Lengthy |
Cliffs, forest |
| Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
South Pond to The Horn |
Strenuous |
Ponds, Mt. view |
| Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
South Pond to Devil's Hopyard |
Easy |
Ice Gulch |
| Bald Mt. Trail |
North Road, Stark |
Moderate |
Notch, forest |
| Old Summer Club Trail |
From Christine Lake, Stark |
Lengthy |
Summits |
| Victor Head Trail |
Off Old Summer Club Trail |
Tough |
Cliffs |
| South Percy Trail |
Off Percy Peaks Trail |
Tough |
Summit, slabs |
| Percy Peaks Trail |
Off Nash Stream Road |
Tough |
Summit, slabs |
| Percy Loop Trail |
Off Nash Stream Road |
Tough |
Summit, forest |
| Pond Brook Falls Trail |
Off Nash Stream Road |
Easy |
Waterfall |
| East Side Trail |
Off Nash Stream Road |
Easy |
Bog, views |
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