Improvements to the SRKGC’s Trail 2
| Rem Mastin of Sunapee has been steadily improving the blazing along Trail #2 from Webb Forest to Sunapee Upper Village and the Town Offices.
The essence of his current advice: the trail is passable, but hikers in a hurry or casual hikers expecting a clear trail will have problems of two types: * logging in the Webb Forest and * very wet conditions south of Stage Coach Road due to a necessary reroute to a wetter location at the request of a landowner building a residence. Rem’s note follows: Thanks for your note. The logging operation at the north side of Webb Forest, below Hells Corner Road, is a continuation of what you and I saw the day we were there. They are still logging so I did not do much of anything until they finish up. That property will always have some logging going on yearly basis or skip a year here and there. That has, for years, been their practice. The section N of Hells Corner Rd, starting with the Red Water Creek Preserve, is interesting and much better (if frozen) for winter snowshoes than wet hiking. Last fall I did do some blazing work, I thought sufficiently enough. The trails that are on Dexter’s Inn property have actually been improved due to the advent of the newer XC ski trails running over SRKG trail in some areas. Beyond that, as you know, there are some and ups and downs and very wet areas. I must say I have done that section, Hells Corner to Stagecoach on XC skis a few times in the past. Maybe that would be a good place to get some group trail maintenance work done. Gerry Gold, Trailmaster |