Hiking trails again....

Lakesrider · 01-11-2010, 09:07 PM

Not sure if it is ok to post another site here, but thought it might be of some interest to the hiking folk. I found this site that has a zoomable map of the Ossipee trails. So here it is....

http://www.franklinsites.com/hikepho...itossipees.php

secondcurve · 01-11-2010, 09:35 PM

Isn't the trail bandit the guy who cuts un-athorized trails through the mountains that often result in private landowners limiting access to their properties?

Lakesrider · 01-11-2010, 10:51 PM

Hmmm this is interesting.....Sounds like the land tract was reopened to the public though. I better hike these trails quick. In case they close them again.

http://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Ossipee/

ApS · 01-12-2010, 04:18 AM

I inquired elsewhere about this region last October.

In one day, a really serious hiker can cover most of the peaks on the southern half of the Ossipees and end back at their car. The trails' beginnings start at what I figured was a clear-cut for "Castle in the Clouds II". (Not yet determined what the clear-cut is "about").

The Lake Winnipesaukee views are comprehensive, as shown from a half-dozen peaks whose names—like "Big Ball"—don't appear on maps!

(Or are misspelled, renamed, or unknown to people who live next to them).

Here is a list of trail conditions, difficulty, elevations, and navigation: trails are marked with yellow flashes on handy boulders.
http://www.franklinsites.com/hikepho...-2008-0510.php

Crowds are listed as "minimal"—I can't imagine why.

01-11-2010, 09:07 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Hiking trails again.... Not sure if it is ok to post another site here, but thought it might be of some interest to the hiking folk. I found this site that has a zoomable map of the Ossipee trails. So here it is.... http://www.franklinsites.com/hikepho...itossipees.php

01-12-2010, 04:18 AM	#4
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,003 Thanks: 2,265 Thanked 784 Times in 560 Posts	Mt. Shaw's Southern Slopes... I inquired elsewhere about this region last October. In one day, a really serious hiker can cover most of the peaks on the southern half of the Ossipees and end back at their car. The trails' beginnings start at what I figured was a clear-cut for "Castle in the Clouds II". (Not yet determined what the clear-cut is "about"). The Lake Winnipesaukee views are comprehensive, as shown from a half-dozen peaks whose names—like "Big Ball"—don't appear on maps! (Or are misspelled, renamed, or unknown to people who live next to them). Here is a list of trail conditions, difficulty, elevations, and navigation: trails are marked with yellow flashes on handy boulders. http://www.franklinsites.com/hikepho...-2008-0510.php Crowds are listed as "minimal"—I can't imagine why.

01-11-2010, 09:35 PM	#2
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,128 Thanks: 1,348 Thanked 564 Times in 291 Posts	Isn't the trail bandit the guy who cuts un-athorized trails through the mountains that often result in private landowners limiting access to their properties?

01-11-2010, 10:51 PM	#3
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Hmmm this is interesting.....Sounds like the land tract was reopened to the public though. I better hike these trails quick. In case they close them again. http://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/Ossipee/