Post by percypeaks on Jan 21, 2008 9:28:13 GMT -5
In 2008 we hope to be able to eliminate quiet a few miles of road walking in the Clarksville and PIttsburg area by opening several new trails and rerouting one a bit.
In Clarksville, we hope to move some of the Ben Young Hill Trail a bit to run close to a property boundary line and then drop off the northeast side of the upland on something we will call the Dead Water Trail. That new trail will bring the CT down to the old Dead Water Road which intersects with the lane paralleling Lake Francis's south shoreline. Such an arrangement will cut off two miles of road walk on Route 145 and two miles of road walk on the Cedar Stream Road, although it will add a walk down a logging road and a mile stretch on the Dead Water Road.
But the trails in Clarksville should be an improvement over what we have now by exposing hikers to much less traffic. Also, at weedy log yard on the Dead Water Trail, there is a very nice view to the southeast down the Dead Water Valley, looking toward Coleman State Park.
In Pittsburg, we hope, at the very least, to open the First Lake Trail, nearly three miles of old forest ways that reach from Camp Otter Road all the way to Magalloway Road bridge. This would be a very pleasant woods walk, indeed, with two side spurs down to the 3,000-foot lake for fine views over water of the mountainous eastern boundary of northern-most New Hampshire.
Opening the First Lake Trail would eliminate nearly three miles of road walking on Route 3, a decided plus for all hikers.
Now, if things go well, we may be able to open more terrain, too, perhaps over Mt. Covill and on the backside of Mt. Prospect. Such efforts would in 2008 would push the CT much farther north on woods trails as opposed to roadways and make the hiking experience much more pleasant.
Percy Peaks
In Clarksville, we hope to move some of the Ben Young Hill Trail a bit to run close to a property boundary line and then drop off the northeast side of the upland on something we will call the Dead Water Trail. That new trail will bring the CT down to the old Dead Water Road which intersects with the lane paralleling Lake Francis's south shoreline. Such an arrangement will cut off two miles of road walk on Route 145 and two miles of road walk on the Cedar Stream Road, although it will add a walk down a logging road and a mile stretch on the Dead Water Road.
But the trails in Clarksville should be an improvement over what we have now by exposing hikers to much less traffic. Also, at weedy log yard on the Dead Water Trail, there is a very nice view to the southeast down the Dead Water Valley, looking toward Coleman State Park.
In Pittsburg, we hope, at the very least, to open the First Lake Trail, nearly three miles of old forest ways that reach from Camp Otter Road all the way to Magalloway Road bridge. This would be a very pleasant woods walk, indeed, with two side spurs down to the 3,000-foot lake for fine views over water of the mountainous eastern boundary of northern-most New Hampshire.
Opening the First Lake Trail would eliminate nearly three miles of road walking on Route 3, a decided plus for all hikers.
Now, if things go well, we may be able to open more terrain, too, perhaps over Mt. Covill and on the backside of Mt. Prospect. Such efforts would in 2008 would push the CT much farther north on woods trails as opposed to roadways and make the hiking experience much more pleasant.
Percy Peaks