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Massachusetts Hiking Trail Conditions Trail Maintenance Reports Sorted by Submission Date Submit Trail Conditions Report     View by Hike Date     View by Submission Date     View Trail Maintenance Notes Hunting Seasons (.pdf) Peaks and Trails Date of Hike Maintenance Notes Name Details Turkey Hill via Whitney and Thayer Woods Trails, Wompatuck State Park Trails... 8-25-2013 All Trails in fine shape Amicus 2013-08-26 View Report Fox Hill via Bay Circuit Trail 8-18-2013 A patchwork of trails, some well-used by dirt-bikers and walkers, others ve... Amicus 2013-08-19 View Report Bare Mountain via Metacomet-Monadnock Trail 8-1-2013 Good tom stone 2013-08-02 View Report Quabbin Starfire crash site, Indian Kitchen, Wende... via Greenwich Dana Road, unnamed trails, herd paths, bushwhack 7-15-2013 MDC roads are well cared for. Old dirt road to Starfire and Indian Kitche... greatoz 2013-07-15 View Report Mt. Greylock via Cheshire Harbor Trail, Appalachian Trail, Gould Trail, Peck'... 6-24-2013 a few blowdowns on Gould Trail and Peck's Brook Loop. Can be stepped ov... greatoz 2013-06-25 View Report Future Rail Trail Section (Kelsey Road to Georgeto... via Boarder to Boston Trail 5-24-2013 0.1 mi near Georgetown Road Needs to be mowed. Hiker 13 2013-05-24 View Report Carter Fields Reservation via Heron Rookery Trail 4-28-2013 some slight overgrowth Hiker 13 2013-05-01 View Report Mt. Tom via Metacomet-Monadnock Trail 4-28-2013 One stepover on the M-M trail prior to the junction. Blazing excellent to... rocket21 2013-04-28 View Report Mt. Grace via Metacomet Monadnock Trail 4-27-2013 A few stepovers. Very well blazed. rocket21 2013-04-27 View Report Middlesex Fells via Rock Circuit Trail 4-8-2013 Trails in great shape mattkwi 2013-04-16 View Report None via Midstate Trail 4-15-2013 Trail in good shape for early in the season. Crossing at the first railroa... greatoz 2013-04-15 View Report Mt. Wachusett via Balance Rock Trail, Semuhenna Trail, Harrington Trail, Old I... 4-8-2013 Lots of wet slush and some icy spots Bev 2013-04-09 View Report Brister's Hill via Bay Circuit Trail, Thoreau Path, Emerson-Thoreau Amble 4-6-2013 Emerson-Thoreau Amble has just recently been completed, by the Concord Trai... Amicus 2013-04-08 View Report Town Hill via Old Coach Trail, Dow Boulder Trail 3-31-2013 Some growth across trail. Hiker 13 2013-03-31 View Report Planters Hill, Worlds End via Worlds End Trails 3-17-2013 All fine. Amicus 2013-03-17 View Report Mt. Wachusett via Bolton Pond Trail, Balance Rock Trail, Old Indian Trail, Mou... 3-17-2013 There is still plenty of snow on the hiking trails. It is well packed, crus... peaksseeker 2013-03-17 View Report Vineyard Hill, Moon Hill via Essex County Trail Association Trails, Bay Circuit Trail, Di... 1-21-2013 Trails all in good shape. Amicus 2013-01-22 View Report Purgatory Chasm State Reservation via Charley's Loop, Little Purgatory Trail, Forest Road Trail, O... 1-19-2013 Trails are in great shape. Stephen (Frontpointing) 2013-01-19 View Report Bradstreet Hill via Bunker Meadows Trail, Ipswich River Trail, South Esker Trail... 1-12-2013 All fine, except the Ipswich River Trail. Amicus 2013-01-13 View Report Mt. Watatic, East Watatic, Nutting Hill via Wapack Trail, Midstate Trail 1-1-2013 Trail in excellent shape. Kevin Klasman 2013-01-04 View Report Mt. Watatic via Wapack Trail, Mid-State Trail 12-30-2012 Easy to follow Monica Trust 2012-12-30 View Report Clifford G. Grant Reservation via Bay Circuit Trail 12-24-2012 Nice New Bridges in the Clifford G. Grant Res, however the newly cut Loop t... Ambler 2012-12-25 View Report Tattersall Farm via John's Woods Trail 12-16-2012 Trails in good condition. Hiker 13 2012-12-18 View Report Tattersall Farm via Unnamed trail 12-16-2012 Loop trail very overgrown near stream. Hiker 13 2012-12-18 View Report Mt. Wachusett via Midstate Trail 11-25-2012 trail is in good shape BiggFattPigg 2012-11-26 View Report Mt. Hunger via Midstate Trail, bushwhack 11-22-2012 Trail in good shape. rocket21 2012-11-22 View Report Blood Hill via Blood Hill Trail 11-22-2012 One minor stepover blowdown just before the ascent. rocket21 2012-11-22 View Report Bare Mountain, Mt. Hitchcock via Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, Northside Trail, Side Trails, Bay... 9-16-2012 The M-M trail is in great condition and well-signed. Very easy to follow. I... Chris Stratton 2012-09-17 View Report Nutting Hill, Mt. Watatic, East Watatic via Nutting Ledge Trail, Midstate Trail, Wapack Trail 9-9-2012 Basically the reason for this post: The fairly new culvert pipe just north... Xplorer 2012-09-09 View Report None via Metacomet-Monadnock Trail 9-1-2012 few minor blowdowns. cthikergal 2012-09-02 View Report Moose Hill, Buck Hill, Sampson's Pebble via Midstate Trail 8-18-2012 A few small blowdowns. A couple looked fresh, like we were the first to co... greatoz 2012-08-19 View Report Blue Hills Reservation via Burma Road, Fowl Meadow Path, Indian Path 7-19-2012 Very grassy and brushy trails at this time! Burma Road and Fowl Meadow Path... peaksseeker 2012-07-19 View Report Mt. Everett, Mt. Race via Appalachian Trail, Race Brook Falls Trail 7-14-2012 All trails in excellent condition. Driver 8/Chris Stratton 2012-07-15 View Report Tully Mountain via Tully Trail 5-18-2012 few blowdowns but easy to get through Jake 2012-05-21 View Report Sachem Head via Devil Loop, Pocumtuck Ridge Trail 5-13-2012 A few blowdowns, but none preventing easy passage. rocket21 2012-05-13 View Report Mt. Moosilauke, Mt. Moosilauke - South Peak via Gorge Brook Trail, Carriage Road, South Peak Spur, Hurricane... 5-5-2012 Snapper Trail junction with Carriage sign missing NATALIA MOTA-REYNOSO 2012-05-05 View Report Mt. Greylock, Mt. Fitch via Hopper, Appalachian, Old Summit Road, Appalachian, Money Bro... 4-21-2012 The Money Brook Trail was washed out by the brook about half a mile east of... Driver8 2012-04-24 View Report Mt. Wachusett via Harrington Trail, Sunhenna Trail, West Side Trail, Old India... 4-21-2012 Trails in great shape, some brushing out may be needed on West Side Fred 2012-04-22 View Report Crystal Gorge Conservation Area via Ridge Trail, Art's Trail, Porcupine Trail, Loop Trail 4-20-2012 no issues Becca Munroe 2012-04-20 View Report Mt. Greylock via Gould Trail 4-14-2012 A few downed trees but passable. BrewHike 2012-04-15 View Report Fay Mountain via Midstate Trail 4-14-2012 Only problem we encountered was going over Fay Mountain Orchard. The curr... greatoz 2012-04-14 View Report Blue Hills Reservation via Breakneck Ledge Loop 4-2-2012 All trails were in great shape on a basically dry day. There would be wet a... peaksseeker 2012-04-02 View Report Pine Hill, Mt. Misery via Sherborn Town Forest trails 4-1-2012 Trails all in good shape. A two-mile segment of the Bay Circuit Trail runs... Amicus 2012-04-02 View Report Great Brook Farm State Park via Litchfeild Loop, Indian Hill, Stone Row, Woodchuck Trail, De... 3-24-2012 Trails all clear. DCR on its toes here. Amicus 2012-03-25 View Report None via Midstate Trail 3-17-2012 Trail is mostly road through this section. Parts of it that are real trail... greatoz 2012-03-21 View Report Pepperell Conservation Lands via Jeff Smith Trail 3-18-2012 Much of the Trail is rough and without a clear foot-tread, but regular blue... Amicus 2012-03-19 View Report Mt. Pisgah via Devine Trail, North Gorge Trail, Berlin Road Trail, Mentzer... 3-17-2012 About 10 miles of trails in Berlin and Northborough, all nicely maintained... Amicus 2012-03-18 View Report Mt. Greylock via Gould Trail, Appalachian Trail, auto road 3-10-2012 A few blow downs, easy to go over, under or around Lori Tisdell 2012-03-13 View Report Whittier Hill via Midstate Trail 2-25-2012 A big blowdown someplace in Douglas. Has developed into a walkaround. greatoz 2012-02-25 View Report Mt. Greylock via Roaring Brook Trail, Hopper Trail, Appalachian Trail 2-11-2012 A couple blowdowns that are easy to get around Dexhiker 2012-02-12 View Report None via Midstate Trail 2-11-2012 Big difficult blowdown that I encountered in November has been nicely clear... greatoz 2012-02-11 View Report Randolph Town Forest, Bare Meadow Conservation Are... via Cranberry Dam Trail, Pine Ridge Trail, Overlook Trail 1-2-2012 Many kiosks at trail junctions, but the plasticized maps have been been rip... Amicus 2012-01-02 View Report Great Island, Great Beach Hill via Great Island Trail 1-2-2012 One pitch pine blowdown on Great Beach Hill that we could walk around. greatoz 2012-01-02 View Report Weir Hill, Round Hill via Dike Trail, Edge Trail, Timber Trail, Black Duck Creek Trail... 12-26-2011 Some beaver activity has created short wet sections on the Timber and Red M... Amicus 2011-12-26 View Report Pottapaug Hill, Soapstone Hill, Quabbin Starfire c... via Greenwich Dana Road, unnamed dirt road, unnamed trails, Mons... 12-26-2011 MDC has cleared the paved roads of any blowdowns from the October snowstor... greatoz 2011-12-26 View Report Mt. Greylock via Gould Trail, Thunderbolt Trail 12-26-2011 No major obstacles, a few blowdowns phil 2011-12-26 View Report Mt. Hunger, Blueberry Hill, Fisher Hill, Mt. Watat... via Midstate Trail 12-3-2011 The new Midstste route is also the Watatic Trail, which goes over that summ... Amicus 2011-12-05 View Report Middlesex Fells via Skyline Trail, Bear Hill Trail 12-4-2011 Sparse blazing of Skyline Trail just north of Sheepfold. Stay on eastern s... Marty 2011-12-04 View Report None via Midstate Trail 11-25-2011 Significant large blowdown causing a bushwhack to get around: On the stra... greatoz 2011-11-26 View Report None via AVIS SKog River Trail, Hammond Trail, Mary French Trail, H.... 11-20-2011 Very good. Amicus 2011-11-21 View Report None via Midstate Trail 11-19-2011 A couple of blowdowns and some wet sections as we approached Rte. 12 in Ash... Amicus 2011-11-20 View Report Mt. Race via Appalachain Trail, Race Brook Falls Trail 11-5-2011 Bridge at Sage's Ravine Campsite is just pushed out of place. Looks to be i... TDawg 2011-11-07 View Report None via Bay Circuit Trail 10-29-2011 Good, with a few quirks(likely to be addressed). Amicus 2011-10-30 View Report Wachusett Mountain, Crow Hills via Midstate Trail 9-10-2011 This 12-mile section was very clear and well-brushed. Amicus 2011-09-12 View Report None via Midstate Trail 9-5-2011 Well marked mike.psych 2011-09-08 View Report Mt. Hunger, Blueberry Hill, Fisher Hill, Mt. Watat... via Midstate Trail, Wapack Cutoff 9-5-2011 A few stepover blowdowns, some old, some from Irene. One Irene-caused oak... greatoz 2011-09-05 View Report Crow Hills via Midstate Trail 8-20-2011 A few blowdowns but no problems. Trail north of Muddy Pond shelter serious... greatoz 2011-08-20 View Report None via Bay Circuit Trail 8-16-2011 The biggest problem encountered is damage from ATV's...now don't get me wro... Ambler 2011-08-17 View Report None via Midstate Trail 8-8-2011 North of cow tunnel, under rt20 trail difficult to find, overgrown with muc... mike.psych 2011-08-10 View Report Mt. Greylock via Old Adams Road, Cheshire Harbor Trail, Appalachian Trail, Go... 8-8-2011 Big duckunder on Cheshire Harbor Trail. Parts of Gould Trail could use som... greatoz 2011-08-08 View Report Wachusett Mountain via Midstate Trail 7-4-2011 Trail in good condition. greatoz 2011-07-04 View Report None via Midstate Trail 6-23-2011 See beaver issues under water crossing notes. Couple of blowdowns on this... greatoz 2011-06-23 View Report Porcupine Hill, Chapel Hill via Habitat Loop, Autumn Ridge Farm Trails 6-5-2011 Both the Ayer Greenway Trails (blazed in orange to the west of Groton-Harv... Amicus 2011-06-06 View Report None via Midstate Trail 5-30-2011 no problems mike.psych 2011-05-30 View Report Moose Hill via Midstate Trail 5-30-2011 Some blowdowns. Duck under one, climb over rest. greatoz 2011-05-30 View Report Prospect Hill via Prospect Hill Park Trail System 5-28-2011 Trail signs on trees with some regularity. Amicus 2011-05-30 View Report Mt. Tom via Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, telephone route 5-29-2011 Herd paths and white-blazed Metacomet-Monadnock and telephone lines all le... moosegame96 2011-05-29 View Report Mt. Tom, Goat Peak via Various trails, Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, Teabag Trail 5-21-2011 great, major work crew there that day m shalkowski 2011-05-23 View Report Harding Hill via Midstate Trail 5-14-2011 Well marked and easy to follow. Amicus 2011-05-15 View Report Mt. Holyoke, Seven Sisters, Mt. Hitchcock, Bare Mo... via Metacomet-Monadnock Trail, Halfway House Trail, Two Forest T... 5-8-2011 Winter blow downs all cleaned up Lori T 2011-05-09 View Report Wachusett Mountain via Pine Hill Trail 5-8-2011 As good a shape as pine hill is after the winter! You can still see the dev... O & A + kids 2011-05-08 View Report Moose Hill, Buck Hill via Midstate Trail 4-16-2011 This 12.5 mile stretch, from Rte. 9 in Spencer north to East Hill Rd. in Ru... Amicus 2011-04-19 View Report None via Midstate Trail 4-13-2011 part of the trail recently rerouted around beaver flowage has a soft footbe... silverfox, 2011-04-13 View Report Great Blue Hill via Skyline Trail 4-10-2011 A lot of loose rocks on State Police side. Doug 2011-04-10 View Report None via Ashley Hill Trail, Alander Mountain Trail 4-3-2011 Some winter damage. Lots of blowdowns on the first ualf of Ashley Hill tra... Wicca 2011-04-06 View Report Weir Hill via Stevens Trail, Weir Hill Trail, Johnson Trail 3-30-2011 Some blowdowns in the Johnson/Weir Hill Trail area (stepovers) rocket21 2011-03-30 View Report Wachusett Mountain via Echo Lake Trail, High Meadow Trail, Jack Frost Trail, Mounta... 1-17-2011 One blowdown on Echo Lake, easily stepped over or bypassed. GoodApollo 2011-01-17 View Report Tucker Hill via Green Dot Loop, Skyline Trail 1-15-2011 One tree down on the section between the parking lot across the street from... GoodApollo 2011-01-15 View Report Long Hill, Spencer Hills via Midstate Trail 12-18-2010 A number of relocations just this year, esp. in Spencer. THey were clearly... Amicus 2010-12-19 View Report Monument Mountain (Squaw Peak) via Indian Monument Trail, Squaw Peak Trail, Devil's Pulpit Spur... 12-3-2010 These trails are very well maintained, although a short part of the Hickey... peaksseeker 2010-12-05 View Report Hodges Village Dam via Midstate Trail 11-14-2010 This 11-mile segment is well-maintained and marked. Amicus 2010-11-19 View Report Newton Conservators via Charles River Path, Blue Heron Trail, Lost Pond Spur 10-31-2010 Variable. The path through the Saw Mill Brook Conservation Area is faint, b... Amicus 2010-11-01 View Report Mt. Frissell via Mt. Frissell Trail 10-30-2010 The trail is well marked and in good condition Ed 'n Lauky 2010-10-30 View Report Willard Brook State Forest via Friends Trail, various loops 10-10-2010 All in great shape. Amicus 2010-10-11 View Report Charles River - Cutler Part Reservation via Blue Heron Trail 9-26-2010 Litter, litter, litter. Hundreds of pieces, mostly water bottles and sport... Bill Tarkulich 2010-09-26 View Report None via Midstate Trail (Douglas to West Sutton) 9-19-2010 Much of this section of the Trail goes through what are normally wetlands,... Amicus 2010-09-20 View Report Parker River National Wildlife Refuge via Hellcat Swamp Nature Trail, other Parker River NWR trails 9-18-2010 The formal trails in the National Wildlife Refuge are few and short, but in... Amicus 2010-09-20 View Report None via Midstate Trail (Westminster Area) 9-13-2010 trail cleared of blowdowns though ice storm damage evident in many places silverfox 2010-09-13 View Report Castle Hill (Newburyport) via Merrimack River Trail, various Mass. DCR trails 9-11-2010 Some of the trails shown on the Mass. DCR map (available on-line) appear to... Amicus 2010-09-12 View Report Halibut Point Artillery Control Tower, Ledge Hill via Halibut Point DCR-TTOR trails, Ravenswood Park Trail, Magnol... 8-29-2010 All in fine shape. Amicus 2010-09-02 View Report Townsend State Forest via Various unnamed trails 8-28-2010 All trails are clear Bill Tarkulich 2010-08-29 View Report Massaemett Mountain via Unnamed trail 8-21-2010 One minor stepover blowdown near the bench on the lower part of the trail. rocket21 2010-08-22 View Report Chestnut Hill (Puddingstone Ledges) via Elgin Trail, Ledges Trail 8-8-2010 All fine, but few signs and blazing is intermittent. Amicus 2010-08-09 View Report North Drumlins, South Drumlins, Spectacle Island via Various trails 8-7-2010 5 miles of trails, but they are paths that could be biked (if that were all... Amicus 2010-08-07 View Report Cedar Hill via TTOR Rocky Woods Trails, Fork Factory Brook Reservation Trai... 8-1-2010 All very nice. A couple of fresh blowdowns, easily negotiated. Amicus 2010-08-02 View Report Purgatory Falls (Wilton) via Purgatory Falls Trail 7-24-2010 Huge amounts of garbage at Purgatory Falls Road trail head. Litter throug... Bill Tarkulich 2010-07-25 View Report Grassy Pond via Red-Nagog Pond Connector, Yellow-Grassy Pond Trail 7-23-2010 Clear, well-loved and well-blazed Bill Tarkulich 2010-07-23 View Report Marble Hill via Yellow Trail, Green Trail, White Trail, Red Trail 7-22-2010 clear Bill Tarkulich 2010-07-23 View Report Marble Hill via Red Trail, White Trail, Green Trail 7-20-2010 Yellow trailhead at Pompositicut School athletic field needs brush-whacking... Bill Tarkulich 2010-07-20 View Report None via Blue Heron Trail 7-18-2010 This is a recent extension of the Charles River Greenway and some of the se... Amicus 2010-07-19 View Report Manchester-Essex Woods via Ancient Line Trail, Pulpit Rock Trail 7-10-2010 Mostly well-maintained, but you're on your own for navigation at many inte... Amicus 2010-07-10 View Report Spruce Mountain via Spruce Mountain Trail 7-3-2010 Trail sorely needs re-blazing. Trail has been well-cleared of ice storm... Bill Tarkulich 2010-07-06 View Report None via Dunbar Brook Trail 7-3-2010 Well maintained, marked, clear. Bill Tarkulich 2010-07-06 View Report Pocumtuck Mountain via Unnamed forest roads 7-3-2010 Flagging has been removed; blowdowns block trails beyond Willis Camp. Bill Tarkulich 2010-07-06 View Report Noanet Peak via Noanet Woodlands Trails (TTOR) 6-27-2010 All very nice. Amicus 2010-06-27 View Report Great Hill Conservation Area (Acton) via Various trails 6-25-2010 clear Bill Tarkulich 2010-06-27 View Report Wachusett Mountain via Bicentenial Trail, Pine Hill Trail, Old Indian Trail, West S... 6-24-2010 trails are in good shape BigFatPig 2010-06-24 View Report Camp Acton, Spring Hill via Various trails 6-22-2010 Rolling Rock appears to be the beer of choice near at the first couple of c... Bill Tarkulich 2010-06-22 View Report Bellevue Hill, Bald Knob (Stony Brook Reservation) via Various trails 6-20-2010 All trails pleasant and well maintained. No blowdowns and hardly any litte... Amicus 2010-06-21 View Report Gardner Hill via Unnamed trail 6-18-2010 Trail clear, conditions Clean - no litter. Bill Tarkulich 2010-06-19 View Report Hubbardston/Templeton State Forest via Mill Pond Trail, Old Cross Road, Muzzy Ridge Trail 6-19-2010 Intersection signs are rather bewildering. Glad I had the map. http://www... Bill Tarkulich 2010-06-19 View Report Granville State Forest via Hubbard River Trail 6-12-2010 some soggy spots but no real problems peaksseeker 2010-06-15 View Report Towle Land (Carlisle) via Various trails 6-10-2010 Clear throughout. Bill Tarkulich 2010-06-15 View Report Glacial Hill via Indian Brook, Glacial Hill, Blueberry Swamp Loop, Quaking Fr... 5-16-2010 A few blowdowns on Glacial Hill Trail. All other Trails clear. Amicus 2010-05-17 View Report Wachusett Mountain via Pine Hill Trail 5-1-2010 no blowdowns Tyke 2010-05-02 View Report Beaverdam Hill, Millstone Hill via Agassiz Rocks Loop, Cedar Swamp, Prospect Ledge Trail, Baby... 4-19-2010 One or two blowdowns, but Trails less muddy than I'd feared. Amicus 2010-04-19 View Report Trout Brook Esker via Bay Circuit Trail - Wayland 4-3-2010 This was a working hike - some blazing and clearing, a useful reroute in Tr... Amicus 2010-04-05 View Report Billerica Gap - South Half via Bay CIrcuit Trail Map 5A 12-12-2009 From Billerica High School to Orchard St., the Proposed Trail follows an ol... Amicus 2009-12-14 View Report Billerica Gap - North Half via Bay Circuit Trail - Map 5A 12-6-2009 Map 5A needs to be redrawn, from the big RR yard to the end of Donna Drive. Amicus 2009-12-07 View Report Wachusett Mountain via Mile High Rd/Mountain Rd, Bicentennial Trail, High Meadow Tr... 12-4-2009 Stage Coach Trail could use a sign BigFatPig 2009-12-07 View Report Pegan Hill, Wellesley Hills via Charles River Link Trail 11-29-2009 The annual Norfolk Hunt Club "fox-hunt" (which chases a faux fox) had gone... Amicus 2009-12-01 View Report Bay Circuit Trail Maps 4 and 5A via Bay Circuit Trail - Tewksbury Gap 11-21-2009 The Proposed Trail section for "Heath Brook Well Fields" isn't there an... Amicus 2009-11-23 View Report Bay Circuit Trail - Map 13 via Bay Circuit Trail - Map 13, Pembroke 11-15-2009 The BCT blazes are admirably unvandalized for this stretch. No blazes on t... Amicus 2009-11-16 View Report Newer 50 Records   Older 50 Records

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