NH dirt tour
12-23-15, 10:06 AM
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NH dirt tour
Trying get some more info about NH snow mobile trails for summer bike use. I have a map, not that detailed. Going from Southern NH up and around Lake Winnipesaukee and back down to MA.
12-23-15, 11:01 AM
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Only time I tried to use a snow mobile trail for mt. biking in other-then-winter, I found it incredibly overgrown with vegetation, as well as swampy in many sections. This was up north near the Conn. river valley.
Unless it's a maintained dirt road and/or a dedicated mt. bike trail, a trail may be impassable. Snow machines generally have no issues crossing frozen swamps, as well, vegetation is dead in winter.
Something to consider.
Unless it's a maintained dirt road and/or a dedicated mt. bike trail, a trail may be impassable. Snow machines generally have no issues crossing frozen swamps, as well, vegetation is dead in winter.
Something to consider.
12-23-15, 11:55 AM
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Not sure about about NH, but here in Vermont the snowmobile trails often are on private land. The landowners grant access to VAST/snowmobiles for the winter. If you are using the trail in any other season, that would be trespassing. Of course this does not apply to state/federal lands.
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New Hampshire Snowmobile Trails Garmin Compatible Map - GPSFileDepot
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New Hampshire Snowmobile Maps
App for iPhone:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nhsa/id464149568?mt=8
(I use the Vermont VAST map often when out in winter / summer to get my bearings...)
New Hampshire Snowmobile Trails Garmin Compatible Map - GPSFileDepot
$$
New Hampshire Snowmobile Maps
App for iPhone:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nhsa/id464149568?mt=8
(I use the Vermont VAST map often when out in winter / summer to get my bearings...)
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12-23-15, 01:30 PM
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12-23-15, 02:00 PM
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I'll look more into this, map and off season usage. Thanks. I stand corrected, map looks good.
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I live in Sunapee and most of the snowmobile trails around here are either private property or on old rail trail, some of which are now private property as well. I would stick to dedicated mountain bike trails or rail trail if you want to stay off road. There are plenty of town, even highway roads, that don't have that much traffic on them. Trying to find any kind of long haul trail you can legally follow isn't going to be easy.
