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  1. 1HappyHiker

    WMG Online Shutting Down. Alternatives?

    The original announcement indicated that AMC would be “closing down White Mountain Guide Online effective September 30, 2018”. Here it is November 2, 2018 and the WMG online is still up and running. Does anyone know if the AMC decided against deactivation, or maybe decided to delay...
  2. 1HappyHiker

    Mt Davis On Montalban Ridge

    1) Suspension bridge has been repaired and is "open for business"! 2) True, a more northeasterly route could have taken some of the edge off the upslope. However, I was looking for shortest bushwhack to reach Davis Path. Didn't find upslope overly daunting, but would've tracked more...
  3. 1HappyHiker

    Mt Davis On Montalban Ridge

    Probably of little interest, but just as an "FYI", in August 2008 (7 years ago) I did an unconventional bushwhack to Mt. Davis (link below). http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?24699-Cutting-Mt-Davis-Down-to-Size-%2821-Aug-2008%29
  4. 1HappyHiker

    beaver brook xc ski trails-anyone been there recently?

    Have often skied these trails. They are well marked and are often (but not always) tracked out by other skiers. The Moose Watch trail is definitely the most challenging one in the Beaver Brook network. But as a reward, there are two spots along the Moose Watch where there are views. Have...
  5. 1HappyHiker

    White Cliff + Bog Ledge via The Link; Cliffway; Monaway; Amphibrach: 24-Dec-2013

    This was done as a counterclockwise loop. The total distance was about 5.7 miles. Trail conditions were mixed due to recent rain that fell atop a snowpack, and then was followed by a sustained period of below freezing temperatures. There was a definite need for some type of traction device...
  6. 1HappyHiker

    Mt Cube via Cross-Rivendell Trail; Mt Cube Trail; North Peak Side Trail: 16-Nov-2013

    The Cross Rivendell Trail (from the Baker Road trailhead) was in excellent shape. There was evidence of recent trail maintenance. I only hiked a short segment of Mt. Cube Trail to connect with the North Peak Slide Trail. Both trails were in overall good shape. Throughout the route, there...
  7. 1HappyHiker

    Round Mountain (Albany Township, south of Bethel) via Round Mtn Trail: 29-Oct-2013

    This was my first time to hike Round Mountain. It was a delightful surprise! For whatever reason, the Maine Mountain Guide (10th edition) doesn't include this hike. However, it is described on the Maine Trail Finder website (click HERE). The trail is very well maintained. Although it is...
  8. 1HappyHiker

    Albany Mountain via Albany Mountain Trail (from north trailhead): 29-Oct-2013

    This trail is one of the best maintained trails that I've hiked. Water bars are in great shape, the trail is well-blazed, and the corridor is very well brushed out. Not much more you could ask for! And to top things off, there is now a defined pathway with a complete line of cairns that lead...
  9. 1HappyHiker

    Bucks Ledge and Lapham Ledge via Unnamed Trail (15-Oct-2013)

    The trails to these two ledges were in excellent shape. However, it should be mentioned that although the trailhead is located right on Rt. 26, it is a bit obscure. On the day of my hike, the only indication of the trailhead was a rather rudimentary handwritten sign stuck into the ground on a...
  10. 1HappyHiker

    Mount Will via Mount Will Trail (15-Oct-2013)

    The entire Mount Will Trail was in good shape. This is a nice little hike that can be done as a 3.25 mile loop which includes both the North Ledges and the South Cliffs. The open ledges and cliff tops provide views of the Androscoggin River Valley, as well as some standup views of Puzzle...
  11. 1HappyHiker

    Sanguinary Ridge Trail (Dixville Notch): 29-Sep-2013

    This trail was in excellent shape. Well blazed; no water crossings; no blowdowns. This trail is a ridge walk, and doesn't really lead to a peak per se. However, it does provide several extremely nice views along the way, including features within the notch itself, such as unique rock...
  12. 1HappyHiker

    Tumbledown Mtn via trails listed below: (19-Sep-2013)

    Trails used: Brook Trail; Tumbledown Ridge Trail to West Peak; unofficial trail to North Peak No maintenance issues with any of the trails. The unofficial trail to North Peak was a bit 'fuzzy' in a few spots, but after all, it is unofficial! Don't know for how long this will be an issue, or...
  13. 1HappyHiker

    Cranberry Peak via Bigelow Range Trail: (18-Sep-2013)

    There were no maintenance issues on this trail on the day of my hike. It's a minor issue, but the current edition of AMC's Maine Mountain Guide spells the name of the street used to access the trailhead as "Curry", and it states that you drive 0.7 miles on this street to the trailhead parking...
  14. 1HappyHiker

    Blueberry Mountain (the one in Weld) via Blueberry Mountain Trail: (17-Sep-2013)

    There were no maintenance issues on this trail on the day of my hike. If you use the Maine Trail Finder website, be aware of one typo. The website currently lists the hike as being 2.4 miles round-trip. It's actually a 4-mile round-trip hike (as is correctly stated in the current edition of...
  15. 1HappyHiker

    Cannon Mtn/Mittersill Peak Loop via Kinsman Ridge Trail + new Mittersill-Cannon Trail

    15-September-2013: Recently, Steve Smith posted a report on his Blog about a trek to Mittersill Peak and Cannon Mountain via a new hiking route on the ski trails/service roads of Mittersill and Cannon ski areas. My hike was a loop of Cannon Mountain and Mittersill Peak using the Kinsman...
  16. 1HappyHiker

    Pine Mountain (Gorham) via Pine Mtn Rd + Ledge Tr + Segment of Pine Mtn Tr: 09-Sep-20

    This trek was done as a loop beginning at the trailhead on Pinkham B Road. The outbound leg involved walking a portion of the Pine Mountain Road to join up with the Ledge Trail, and then hiking the full length of that trail, plus a small segment of the Pine Mountain Trail. For the return leg...
  17. 1HappyHiker

    Mt. Monadnock (Jaffrey, NH) via trails listed below: 06-Sep-2013

    Hiked to the summit of Mt. Monadnock via a counterclockwise loop-hike of just over 6 miles using the following trails: Hinkley; Harling; Cascade Link; Spellman; Pumpelly; Smith Summit; Ampthitheatre; Smith Connecting Link; Cliff Walk; Parker. All the trails were in great shape and well-marked...
  18. 1HappyHiker

    Mt. Ingalls via Scudder Trail (29-Aug-2013)

    Helped the Shelburne Trails Club with routine maintenance of this trail on August 29th. Overall, the trail was in pretty good shape before the maintenance. Now, it is in even better shape! At the lower end of this trail, the corridor passes through an area that is sometimes filled with tall...
  19. 1HappyHiker

    Burnt Meadow Mountain + Stone Mountain via trails named below: 19-Aug-2013

    This was a 4.8 mile loop which involved hiking the following trails: Burnt Meadow Mountain Trail, Twin Brook Trail, and Stone Mountain Trail. All of these trails were well blazed and in excellent condition! Within the past few years, the Maine Chapter of the AMC, along with assistance of...
  20. 1HappyHiker

    Connecting Path linking Christine Lake to the Bald Mountain Notch Trail: 30-Jul-2013

    As part of a trek to off-trail destinations within the Nash Stream Forest, I hiked 1.6 miles along the unnamed trail (described in the White Mountain Guide as a "connecting path") between Christine Lake and the Bald Mountain Notch Trail. Since there are only infrequent reports about the...
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