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Peaks and Trails	Date of Hike	Maintenance Notes	Name	Details
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
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