Snowmobile Trail Conditions

COVID-19 Guidance

All snowmobile operators shall agree to the following universal guidance:
  • remain home if experiencing symptoms of COVID-19; and
  • keep a safe distance of at least 6 feet from other people visiting the park/campground at all times; and
  • wear a cloth face covering over mouth and nose to protect others when in locations where other consumers might be present (e.g. bathroom facilities)
Snowmobile Clubs must adhere to the Governor’s COVID-19 Guidance when operating on State owned or managed lands. Please read fully. They are encouraged to do the same on private land trails. Thank you for your cooperation.

February 18, 2021

Had some great riding in the Columbia/Colebrook/Stratford/Groveton/Millsfield/Berlin area this past weekend.  Was surprised that there wasn’t more traffic out there actually.  Thanks to all the groomers for their hard work!



Please check here for events happening this weekend.

The next trail condition report is expected to be out Thursday, February 18th.  

This report is “as of the above date”.  Trail conditions change depending on weather and use.  If you have concerns about possible condition changes, contact the local club before you go out.  This report’s rating system:
  • Great - Trail has a really good base, groomed flat with solid snow that should hold up to traffic.
  • Good - Trail is flat with a good base, there may be ice underneath, and while groomed snow could become a bit mushy.
  • Moderate - Trail has decent riding, but may have bare spots, ice, or rough sections.
  • Marginal - Trail is passable, but may have thin snow, open or partially filled water bars, bare spots, ice, or trees down.

Great North Woods Region

Stay OFF plowed roads unless posted open!

Pittsburg Ridge Runners, Pittsburg: Open with great conditions.

Colebrook Ski-Bees, Colebrook/Stewartstown: Open, 3” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Swift Diamond Riders, Stewartstown (Coleman State Park/Diamond Pond):  Open, 3-5” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Umbagog Snowmobile Association, Errol/Cambridge/Millsfield: Open, 2-4” new snow, groomed with moderate to great conditions.  In town trails still have thin snow coverage.  Do NOT ride on town sidewalks AND stay to right on rideable roads!

Stratford Nighthawks, Stratford/Columbia: Open, groomed with great conditions.  Active logging on northern end of Corridor 3 and Corridor 7, Meridan Hill Trail.  Use CAUTION – go slow – trucks & equipment on trail!

Groveton Trailblazers, Northumberland/Groveton/Stark: Open, 4” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.  Corridor 5A (rail bed) heading south from Groveton is open but not groomed and has some exposed rails – use CAUTION!
 
Milan All Weather Riders, Milan:  Open, 3-4” new snow, groomed with good conditions.

Lancaster Snowdrifters, Lancaster:  Open, 3” new snow, groomed with moderate early season conditions (some open water bars).  Corridor 5A is open but not groomed – use CAUTION as some rails are exposed.

White Mountain Ridge Runners, Berlin/Success: Open, 2-3” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Jericho Mountain State Park:   Open, 2-3” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Dalton Ridge Runners: Open, 2” new snow, groomed with good conditions.

White Mountain Region

Waumbek Methna Snowmobile Club, Jefferson: Open, 2” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.  Corridor 5A is CLOSED (lack of snow).  

Jefferson Hi-Landers, Jefferson Highland: Open, 1-2” new snow, groomed with good conditions. Heavy school vacation traffic.

Presidential Range Riders, Gorham: Open, 2” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.  Corridor 19 to ME is now open.

Whitefield Sno-Kings, Whitefield: Open, 2-3” new snow, groomed with moderate to good conditions.  Corridor 5A is CLOSED (lack of snow).

Littleton Off Road Riders, Littleton: Trails are open except for PT104E over Mt. Eustis.  2-4” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.  Please use the Wing Road Trail on PT105N to access PT104 Littleton to Bethlehem.  CAUTION - PT105 north of Redington Street has rails and switches in place!  Parking is also available at That Dam Pit Stop with fuel and food.

Twin Mountain Snowmobile Club: Open, 2” new snow, groomed with moderate to good conditions.

Lisbon Stump Jumpers, Lisbon: Open, 4-10” base, 2-4” new snow, grooming as conditions allow, good to great conditions.  Upper elevations have lots of snow and great conditions.  Corridor 5 good to great.
 
Franconia Notch State Park: Trail is open, 1-2” new snow, groomed with good conditions.

Central NH SC, Campton/Ellsworth/Thornton: Open, 4” new snow, groomed with good conditions.  Corridor 11 is still CLOSED (lack of snow).

Bear Notch, Bartlett: 16” base, 2-4” new snow, groomed with great conditions.

Mountain Meadow Riders, Conway: 4-8” base, 2” new snow, grooming when conditions allow, moderate to good.  CAUTION – thin in spots and rails are exposed on Redstone Line and Corridor 19A

Snoward Bound Snowmobile Club, Center Conway: Open, 5” base, 2” new snow, grooming as conditions allow, good to great.

Lakes Region

Scrub Oak Scramblers, Madison: Open, 2-4” new snow, groomed, good to great conditions.  Note that Junction H to Junction G through the Sunoco is CLOSED.

Sandwich Sidehillers, Sandwich: Open, 6-12” base, 2.5” new snow, grooming as conditions allow, good trails.  Broken groomer on Notch Road at Sandwich end.  Logging on Young Mtn. Road and Hogg Lane Loop Trail (local access only).

Moultonboro Snowmobile Club, Moultonborough: Open, 2-6” base, 2-3” new snow, grooming as conditions allow.  Higher elevation trails are better than lower.

Castle in the Clouds, Moultonborough: Open, 3-12” base, 2-4” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.  CAUTION – 171 has thin spots from parking lot to Castle.  Stay on the trail, go slow, yield to others!

Squam Trailbusters, Holderness/Ashland/Sandwich Notch: Open, 6-12” base, 4” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Ossipee Valley Snowmobile Club, Ossipee: Open, 6-12” base, 2-4” new snow, grooming where conditions allow, good to great conditions.  Use CAUTION – Corridor 19 railroad tracks to the south are exposed.

Hardy Country Snowmobile Club, Hebron: Open, 8-10” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with great conditions.

Meredith Sno-Streakers, Meredith: Open, 90% of trails groomed.  Not groomed due to lack of snow: Corridor 15 towards Ctr. Harbor power lines and Corridor 8 (rail road bed).  Use CAUTION – some rocks and railroad tracks are exposed!  New Trail to Twin Barns is great!

Bridgewater Mtn Snowmobile Club, Bridgewater/New Hampton: Open, 6-8” base, 2-3” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Alexandria Ledge-Climbers, Alexandria: Open, 6-8” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Belknap Snowmobilers, Gilford/Laconia: Open, 2-4” base, 1-2” new snow, no grooming due to lack of snow, marginal.  Use CAUTION – icy, exposed rails!

Mohawk Trail Riders, New Hampton/Sanbornton: Open, 4-6” base, 3” new snow, grooming as conditions allow, good.

Seven Lakes Snowmobile Club, Wakefield:  Open.  Corridor 19 and north trails have 8-12” base, 2” new snow, are groomed and are good to great conditions.  South trails have 4-8” base, limited grooming, marginal to moderate conditions.

Wolfeboro Snowmobile Club, Wolfeboro:  Open, 2-6” base, 2-4” new snow, grooming where conditions allow, moderate to good trails.

Baker River Valley Snowmobile Club, Alexandria/Warren:  Open, 4-12” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with moderate to great conditions.  Some thin spots in lower elevations, especially Corridor 5N to Warren, but most trails have great conditions.

Lakes Region Snowmobile Club, Franklin: No report from club at this time.

Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region

Lyme Pinnacle Snowmobile Club, Lyme: Open, 8-10” base, 4-6” new snow, groomed with great conditions.

Twin State Trail Busters, Lebanon: No report from club at this time.

Mount Cardigan Snowmobile Club, Canaan: Open, 8-10” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Blow-Me-Down Snowriders, Cornish/Plainfield: Open, groomed with good to great conditions.

Mascoma Valley Snow Travelers, Springfield: Open, 8-10” base, 4” new snow, groomed with moderate conditions.

Shugah Valley Snow Riders, Claremont: Open, 4-6” base, 12-3” new snow, groomed with good conditions.  Use CAUTION –icy!

Kearsarge Trail Snails, Warner:  Open, 0-8” base, grooming as conditions allow, marginal to moderate conditions.

Twin Ridge Mountaineers, Goshen: Open, 6-8” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.

Andover Snowmobile Club, Andover:  Open, 6-8” base, 2-3” new snow, groomed with good conditions.

Pillsbury State Park, Washington: Open, 8-10” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with great conditions.

Lake Sunapee Snowmobile Club, Sunapee: Open, 6-8” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with good to great  conditions.

Monadnock Region

Hop/Ev Riding Area, Hopkinton: 4-6” base, groomed with good conditions.  Some ice – use CAUTION!  Parking lot is CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.

Pisgah State Park, Winchester:  Open, 4-6” base, not grooming at this time, marginal conditions.

Hillsboro Night Riders, Hillsboro: Open, 4-6” base, groomed with marginal to moderate conditions.  Use CAUTION – icy!

Greenfield State Park, Greenfield: No reportable riding at this time.

Keene Sno-Riders, Keene: No report from club at this time.

Merrimack Valley Region

NH Trail Dawgs, Allenstown: Trail Closures: 15 north from Bear Brook State Park, 360 to Bear Brook State Park.  Route 4 north to 129 in Loudon is good.

Bear Brook State Park, Allenstown: 2-4” base, grooming as conditions allow, marginal to moderate conditions.  Snowmobile parking lot is open.  Trail is CLOSED leaving Park to head north.

Pawtuckaway State Park, Nottingham: 2-4” base, grooming as conditions allow, marginal to moderate conditions.  Must trailer in and out of Park – Corridor 17 is CLOSED on power lines due to construction.  Tower Hill Trail and Rail Trail are marginal to good.

Weare Winter Wanderers, Weare:  Open, 4-6” base, groomed with moderate conditions.  Use CAUTION – Icey!

Pelham Border Riders, Pelham: Open, 10-12” base, grooming as conditions allow, moderate to good conditions.  CAUTION – some water bars!  Stay on trails!  Watch for other users on shared trails!

Seacoast Region

Evergreen Valley SC, Milton: Open, grooming as conditions allow.  Note that Rochester Trail in area of Chestnut Hill Road is CLOSED.  Watch for logging on PT153 between John Jones Road and Kings Highway.  Early season, marginal conditions – use CAUTION!
 

Railroad Lines

Concord to Lincoln (Canterbury/Lincoln): No reportable riding at this time.  NOTE: will be CLOSED entire season from Exit 18 in Canterbury to Silver Lake Road on Belmont/Tilton line – ACTIVE – dangerous to be on and illegal – will be fined – STAY OFF!  50” OHRV width restriction.  NO RIDING south of Silver Lake Road on Belmont/Tilton line!

Red Stone Line (N Conway/Fryeburg ME): 4-8” base, 2” new snow, grooming as conditions allow, moderate to good.

Recreational Rail Trails

Please note that it takes only a few inches of snow to be able to ride on these trails.
  • Ammonoosuc Recreational Trail (Littleton to Woodsville) – Open, low snow, north of Redington Street in Littleton has rails and switches in place!  
  • Ashuelot Recreational Rail Trail (Keene to Hinsdale) – Open, base varies, grooming as conditions allow, marginal, icey conditions – use CAUTION!
  • Cheshire Recreational Rail Trail (Fitzwilliam to Walpole) – Base varies, grooming as conditions allow, marginal conditions.  Use CAUTION – icey!
  • Conway Branch Recreational Rail Trail (Ossipee to Conway) – 4-12” base, 2-4” new snow.  Groomed north from Ossipee.  Ossipee south rails are exposed – use CAUTION!
  • Fort Hill Recreational Rail Trail (Hinsdale) – No reportable riding at this time.
  • Hillsborough Recreational Rail Trail – 2-4” base, groomed with good conditions.  Use CAUTION – icey!  ATV use permitted.
  • Northern Rail Trail (Boscawen/Lebanon) – Open, 4-8” base, 8-12” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.  Thin snow & limited grooming on southern end.  West of Webster Lake is good to great.
  • Presidential Rail Line (Jefferson to Gorham) – Open, 2” new snow, groomed with good to great conditions.
  • Rochester to Farmington Recreational Rail Trail – Base varies, not groomed, marginal icy conditions.
  • Rockingham Recreational Trail, Fremont Branch (Windham to Epping) – Open, not groomed, marginal icy, bare conditions.
  • Rockingham Recreational Trail, Portsmouth Branch (Manchester to Newfields) – Open, not groomed, marginal icy, bare conditions.
  • Sugar River Recreational Trail (Newport to Claremont) – Open, 6-8” base, 3-4” new snow, groomed with good conditions.  Watch for other users.  ATV use permitted.
  • Warren Recreational Trail (Warren) – No reportable riding at this time.

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