Change for SRK Greenway Trail #1…
CHANGE for SRK Greenway Trail #1 (Newbury to Goshen via Mt. Sunapee summit and State Park).
ERROR in text: The SRKGC Trail Guide for Trail #1 now notes reaching the “Stove Pipe Ski Trail” with the ascent straight up to the summit.
BUT the name of that eastern-most ski trail is now “Upper Williamson” ski trail and we should follow it only c. 70 yds to a left turn onto “Porky’s” ski trail, following Pork’s ski trail steeply uphill to the back side of the ski patrol hut. This keeps hikers and snowshoers always to the southerly (left if heading up hill/right on the downhill) edge of ski trails.
The change is being done for safety of hikers & skiers in winter. It is an improvement for hikers in all seasons coming downhill from the Summit toward Newbury/Solitude because Porky’s provides a great view north to Lake Sunapee and Mt. Washington. The new signs to be prepared and installed by Mt Sunapee Resort next Spring will point hikers down Porky’s and future Greenway blazing should also reflect this change.
SUMMARY for Tr#1 from Newbury to Goshen: Heading uphill and west from Newbury Harbor, from Lakeview Avenue use the Newbury Trail to junction with Rim Trail to junction with the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway (at Jack&June Jctn) above Lake Solitude and then Solitude Trail to the junction with Williamson and Porky’s ski trails to the ski summit lodge. From ski summit downhill to Old Province Rd use the Summit and Province Trails. In winter use the Summit Tr to the base lodge as an alternate route if hikers lack permission from the Goshen Road Agent to park at the trailhead plow turn-around on Old Province Road.