Hiking Alerts
The following hiking alerts are current as of 9/10/09 except as specifically noted below.
New Hampshire
Boott Spur - trip reports say this is very muddy.
Jackson Hill (Monad. Sunapee Greenway) - as of 2004 the trail from the north was flooded by beavers.
Lucias Lookout - As of 2005 the Five Summers trail was flooded.
Owls Head Trail approaching Owls Head (north of Mt Martha) from the north is full of mud and pretty much impassable.
Mt Resolution - trip reports say this trail is very buggy.
Adirondacks
Mt Catamount - the climbing on this mountain is much harder than the guidebooks indicate.
Round Pond trail to Noonmark and Round Mtn from Route 73 is wet and muddy but passable.
Vermont
Moosalamoo - trail is very buggy and some lookouts are overgrown.
Owls Head near Mt Aeolus - trail is very obscure and hard to follow.
Stratton Pond from Bourne Pond - as of 2008 trail was flooded by beavers. There is a report that as of September 2009 some logs have been laid to enable one to travel over the beaver dam. This is probably not for the faint of heart.
Mt Wilson - as of 2006 the lookout is not as good as it was in the past.
Good Nearby Places to Hike
The following is an alphabetical list of some good nearby places to hike in addition to the Newfane Town Forest.
Bald Mtn, Townshend VT - pleasant local hike, but it can get buggy.
Black Mtn, Dummerston VT - has two different lookouts.
Bromley Mtn VT - most people hike it from the south but the trail from the north is good too.
The Cobbles, Dalton MA - on the AT, hike south to great lookout.
Farley MA - Metacomet Monadnock trail east leads to scenic lookout. Side trail to Hermit's Castle.
Mt Grace MA - has lookout tower. Can get buggy.
Grout Pond VT - popular camping area, scenic lake can get buggy.
Haystack Mtn VT - good easy mountain for beginners.
Holyoke Range, MA - usually free of snow well before Vermont trails are usable.
Killington VT - highest mtn in southern Vt. Good approaches from North and from West.
The Ledges, Townshend VT - short hike from Townshend Res. to lookout.
Little Rock Pond VT - one of the prettiest lakes on the AT.
The Long Trail VT - 270 miles over 90 mtns from MA to Canada.
Lye Brook Falls VT - near Manchester. High waterfall, best in wet season.
Mt Monadnock NH - many possible routes to the most climbed mtn in USA.
Newfane Elementary School - short trail system behind school.
Putney Mountain VT - about 20 minutes to a large open lookout for hawks.
Spirit Falls, MA - near Royalston. Especially good when the water is high.
Temple Mtn MA - on the Wapack trail, it has a great area of cairns
Mt Wantastiquet NH - most scenic approach is from the East, by way of Madame Sherri's.
Wapack Trail, NH - about 20 miles long, over several mtns, providing many possible day hikes.
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