Snowmobile Trail Conditions

March 21, 2019

While the season is winding down, there is still plenty of snow in some areas for spring riding and the forecast is calling for 2-6” over the weekend in the North Country!

The Bureau would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of the landowners that allow snowmobile access on their property AND to all of the clubs that take care of the trails.  The partnerships between landowners and local clubs are the reason why NH’s snowmobile trail system is one of the best in the Country.

Next Thursday will be the last Trail Condition Report the BOT puts out.  We will continue to provide information on our Facebook page as we receive it.  We will begin to transition that page to conditions for OHRV riding and OHRV events as well.

OHRV riders should note that all southern trails they can ride on in the winter are now CLOSED!

Great North Woods Region

Pittsburg Ridge Runners, Pittsburg:
Grooming daily, conditions great.
 
Colebrook Ski-Bees, Colebrook/Stewartstown:
Groomed, moderate spring like conditions in town to good conditions.  CAUTION - thin cover/ice in some areas!

Swift Diamond Riders, Stewartstown (Coleman State Park/Diamond Pond):  
Groomed with great conditions.  Use CAUTION on the new section of Corridor 5 as there is ice!

Umbagog Snowmobile Association, Errol/Cambridge/Millsfield:
Groomed, good to great conditions.

Stratford Nighthawk, Stratford/Columbia:
Groomed, great conditions.  Grooming is done both at night and during the day as temps allow, please watch for groomers and give them the right of way.  Logging operations in areas of Cleveland Notch and Cree Notch - use CAUTION!

Groveton Trailblazers, Northumberland/Groveton/Stark:
Groomed with good to great conditions.  In Town trails are moderate.  The rail road corridor to Lancaster is CLOSED for the season.
 
Milan All Weather Riders, Milan:
Groomed with good to great conditions.

Lancaster Snowdrifters, Lancaster:  
Groomed with moderate spring like conditions.  The Rail Road corridor from Lancaster to Groveton is CLOSED for the season.  The Rail Road corridor is OPEN for use between Page Hill Road and Sand Street within Lancaster.  Use CAUTION – icy spots!

White Mountain Ridge Runners, Berlin/Success (Corridor 12):
Groomed, good to great conditions.

Dalton Ridge Runners:
Groomed with moderate spring like to good conditions.  CAUTION – rails are showing on Corridor 5A!

White Mountain Region

Waumbek Methna Snowmobile Club, Jefferson:
Groomed with moderate spring like to good conditions.  Use CAUTION on Corridor 5, Pipeline as it is icy.

Presidential Ranger Riders, Gorham:
groomed with moderate to good conditions.

Whitefield Sno-Kings, Whitefield:  
Groomed with spring like marginal conditions.  Some rails showing on PT105 – use CAUTION!  

Littleton Off Road Riders, Littleton:
Groomed with good conditions on Moore Dam Loop, Walker Hill Loop, Corridor 5N, PT103, Foster Hill, and Partridge Lake trails.  Avoid in town trails.  Parking is available at That Dam Pit Stop.  Please stay on the trails.

Twin Mountain Snowmobile Club:
Groomed with moderate to good conditions.  Thin spring conditions in lower elevations.  CAUTION – rails showing on PT 102!

Franconia Notch State Park:  
Groomed with good conditions on the bike path.  Note that Corridor 11 north of Cannon Mountain has marginal conditions with bare ground showing and is not groomed.

Central NH SC, Campton/Ellsworth/Thornton:
Groomed with moderate to great conditions.  Corridor 11 has some rails showing – use CAUTION!

White Mountain Trail Club, Bartlett:
Groomed with good conditions.

Bear Notch, Bartlett:
Groomed with good to great conditions.  Watch for other users!

Mountain Meadow Riders, Conway:
Grooming as conditions warrant, moderate to good conditions.  Use CAUTION – rails showing and some ice!  NOTE: As of April 1st the tracks from Conway to North Conway will be CLOSED.  Trains and track crews can be on the tracks at any time.  You will be charged with trespassing and a $1000 fine if found on the tracks.

Snoward Bound Snowmobile Club, Center Conway:
Grooming as conditions warrant, moderate to good conditions.  Town & Country Polaris parking lot is CLOSED due to mud – park on East Conway Road.

Lakes Region

Moultonboro Snowmobile Club, Moultonborough:
CLOSED for the season.

Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough:
CLOSED for the season.

Squam Trailbusters, Holderness/Ashland/Sandwich Notch:
Grooming as conditions warrant it.  Moderate to good conditions with some bare areas at roads and in sunny areas.   NOTE: dead end at Great Hill Fire Tower and at Dimsmore Pond – NO WAY THROUGH NOTCH.  Use Corridor 15N to access Moultonboro and Ossipee areas.

Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club, Ossipee:
Grooming as conditions warrant, moderate to good conditions.  Parking off of 113A Wonalancet area is still great.  Use CAUTION – Corridor 19 rail road tracks exposed south of McDonalds.  James Pond Loop CLOSED per landowner, no connection to White Lake.

Bridgewater Mtn Snowmobile Club, Bridgewater/New Hampton:
Marginal to good conditions.  Grooming where conditions allow; tracks are not groomed.  Corridor 24 in woods is holding up well.

Seven Lakes Snowmobile Club, Wakefield:  
Grooming as conditions warrant, moderate to good conditions.  Logging on Corridor 22 by tunnel and icy by Miss Wakefield Diner – use CAUTION!

Wolfeboro Snowmobile Club, Wolfeboro:  
Grooming as conditions warrant, marginal in sunny areas, good in the woods still.  In town boat launch is CLOSED for the season.

Mt. Major Snowmobile Club, Alton/New Durham:  
Grooming has ceased.  Marginal conditions with bare spots in lower elevations.

Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club, Alexandria/Warren:  
Grooming, moderate to good conditions in the high country.  10 Mile and Rocky Loops are in good shape.  Logging on Route 8 has caused bare conditions, but once you get past it there is plenty of snow.  Use CAUTION on Route 8 – logging 2 miles north of club house!  Grumps Grill open 8-4 on weekends.

Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region

Most clubs are closing or have closed for the season.  Do not open CLOSED gates or ride on CLOSED trails.

Twin State Trail Busters, Lebanon:  
Grooming has ceased for the season.  Spring like conditions.  If you go out, use CAUTION and watch for ice/water, and trail debris!
 
Andover Snowmobile Club, Andover:  
Grooming has ceased, marginal conditions with many bare spots and ice.  If you do go out use CAUTION!  The rail bed (Corridor 2) is good coverage from Potter Place north, but is not groomed.

Pillsbury State Park, Washington:
CLOSED for the season.

Lake Sunapee Snowmobile Club, Sunapee:
CLOSED for the season.

Monadnock Region

Most clubs are closing or have closed for the season.  Do not open CLOSED gates or ride on CLOSED trails.

Pisgah State Park, Winchester: 
CLOSED for mud season.

Merrimack Valley Region/Southeastern NH

Most clubs are closing or have closed for the season.  Do not open CLOSED gates or ride on CLOSED trails.

Hop/Ev Riding Area, Dunbarton/Weare:  
CLOSED for mud season.

Henniker Trail Travelers, Henniker:
CLOSED for the season.

Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown:
CLOSED for the season.

NH Trail Dawgs, Allenstown/Chichester/Epsom/Pembroke:
CLOSED for the season.

Pawtuckaway State Park, Nottingham:
CLOSED for the season.

Brookline Icebreakers, Brookline:  
CLOSED for the season.

Recreational Rail Trails

Ashoulet, Keene-Winchester:
Gates are CLOSED for the season.

Cheshire, Fitzwilliam-North Walpole:
Gates are CLOSED for the season.

Concord to Lincoln, Canterbury to Lincoln:
Marginal conditions.  Use CAUTION – rails are exposed in many areas!   NO RIDING SOUTH OF EXIT 18.

Fort Hill, Hinsdale:
Gates are CLOSED for the season.

Hillsborough, Bennington to Hillsborough:
CLOSED for mud season.

Northern, Boscawen/Lebanon:  
Very thin with bare spots south of Potter’s Place.  Better conditions north of Andover.  Expect late spring like conditions.

Rockingham Recreational Trail:  
In process of closing all gates.  Should be done by end of weekend.

Sugar River, Claremont-Newport:
Gates are CLOSED for the season.