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Trail conditions: Bucklin Trail was a sheet of ice covered by a couple of inches of snow-- ranging from about one to three inches in all. Easy to follow and no blowdowns to speak of. I was able to bareboot for the first two miles (Cumulus used microspikes,) then we switched to snowshoes for...

Trail conditions: Sherburne Trail is a bit bumpy, but barebootable to the first ski trail crossing. From there you will want snowshoes to the summit. We broke out from the ski trail crossing to Pico Camp (mostly, there was a bit that had a single track that headed upwards partway) and then up to...

Trail conditions:Old Toll Road was dry and easy. There is a tree that fell and tugged down a powerline. Another hiker said he saw it arc... we just went off trail to give it a wide berth. Arrow Trail was wet and muddy until about halfway up, then changed to light snow and running water. About...

Trails used: Webster-Jackson Trail conditions: Little bit of mud here and there, but nothing too terrible. Last mile up to the summit of Jackson had patchy (and thick) ice along the trail. Light traction would have helped make the going a little easier, but I managed to bareboot with care...

Trail conditions: Brook Trail in really good shape -- no snow (except for a few patchy spots) until the junction with the Bee Line Trail. After that snow, was pretty packed or already postholed so it presented no difficulties. Slabs were fine to ascend. One challenging pine tree blowdown -- will...

Trail Conditions: Coppermine Trail ranged from very icy, to a solid snow monorail to muddy to underwater! As you'd expect the brook was running high.... but crossing near the shelter was doable (with care, be careful at the "ice shelf" at the edge of the brook, some of which broke off while I...

East Osceoal via Greeley Ponds ski trail, Greeley Ponds & Mt. Osceola trails, Jan. 10 Trail conditions: For something different, we decided to ski in via the Greeley Ponds XC Ski Trail. I am not a particulary good skier-- had a lot of trouble with the two stream crossings (got my boots wet on...

Trail conditions:Trail in this short section is in very good shape... we had no navigational issues. The trail relocation, which adds 1.3 miles to the mileage in the 10th edition guidebook, is very well blazed and easy to follow. Had a little trouble with the steep descent down Mayo Hill -- lots...

Isolation & Ike via Davis Path, Isolation (west) Eisenhower Trail & Edmands 10/11-12 Trail conditions: Davis Path -- in very good shape... muddy in spots but nothing terribly troubling. Last pumpable water (heading north) was someplace between Davis and Isolation and that was not much either...

I'm wondering if any one has camped in the area where the old Isolation Shelter used to be near the junction of the Davis Path and Isolation Trail (in the flat area between the summits of Isolation and North Isolation.) I'm hoping since it was an old shelter location that there might be a spring...

Cabot, Horn, Bulge, Unknown Pond Peak via Mill Brook, Kilkenny Ridge & Bunnell 8/23-4 Trail conditions: Mill Brook Trail was very muddy and swampy but easy to follow. Kilkenny Ridge had muddy spots but was mostly good. One trouble spot near Kilback Pond -- three bog bridges are floating in...

Trail conditions: This section of the M&M is well maintained and easy to follow... we didn't have any navigation issues at all. Mosquitoes were out and a little thick in spots along Mormon Hollow Brook in particular. Bugs were mostly tolerable otherwise. Special equipment: Bug spray helpful...

Trail conditions: Both trails in very good shape. Airline had patches of mud and tolerable bugs. Summit of Adams was crawling with bugs -- it was a step on the rock and run kind of deal. Valley Way was very muddy and the 1.5 miles between Madison Spring Hut and the Scar Trail was loaded with...

Trail conditions: Trail is in good shape throughout this section ... few patches of mud but otherwise, it's smooth sailing. Black flies were out in force -- they were particularly bad along the blue blaze around beaver flooding (near Old King's Highway) and at Crider Shelter. Mosquitoes were out...

Trail Conditions: About 4.5 miles of this 13.5 mile section have painted over blazes (apparently due to forestry issues) that made the trail very challenging to follow. Once we reached the Leverett Co-op, the trail became well blazed and easy to follow -- with the exception of a small bit of...

Trail conditions: Trail in excellent shape and was my first snow-free hike of the year.... hooray! Mostly well-blazed with the exception of a couple of the road walks where it was helpful to have the guidebook in hand. Lawrence Swamp was surprisingly free of bugs (though it was sprinkling in the...

Trail conditions: First mile of the Mt. Tecumseh Trail has beach-sand consistency snow and patches of melted out places. If you stick to the rail, you won't posthole. First two brook crossings were easily rock hoppable. Snowbridge on the third crossing has collapsed... I didn't have any trouble...

Trail Conditions: Kinsman Ridge Trail from the tramway is very postholed and was extremely icy. Only bare spots were just shy of the summit where some of the rocks were exposed. Special Equipment: I used snowshoes on the way up, crampons on the way down. You will definitely want crampons for...

Trail conditions: Hard pack snow on the Double Head Ski Trail... I had no trouble barebooting the first .6 of a mile. Above that there are icy stretches and you might want some light duty traction. Old Path is also barebootable as long as you stay directly on the treadway... if you're off by a...

Trail conditions: Couple of inches of powder on all trails over three to four feet of snow. Powder is not consolidated and made the hiking slow-going. Hancock Notch and Cedar Brook very well packed now... brooks were running but we had no trouble crossing them. Only five people hiked the south...