| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Stonehouse Mountain, NH |
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New trail from Mason Pond |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 8, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
New trailhead parking lot at the end of Mousely Brook Road also serves Daniel Doane Trail to Smarts Mountain. Additional trailheads on Stonehouse Summit Road and further west on Mousely Brook Road (kiosks at all trailheads). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails are new, blazed, in good shape. Trail junction signs & final trail names pending. |
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 | Comments: |
Hike to the summit via the new trail starting near Mason Pond/ end of Mousely Brook Road at the new NEWT parking lot adjacent to the Daniel Doane trailhead in Orford. This was primarily a final maintenance hike prior to the grand opening on 11/10. Trimmed some brush, set some stone steps and crevasse stoppers. This is a wonderful, well built new hiking trail system that will appear in the next White Mountain Guide. Maps will be available soon @ Orford Conservation Commission, Upper Valley Land Trust, and Northeast Wilderness Trust websites. Collaborative effort by three conservation organizations and several generous private landowners. The mountain is very rugged with two fine viewpoints, lots of boulders & ledges--exciting terrain and a good steep hike. Three trailheads, two on the north side, one to the south. Side trails to pretty Mason Pond. New opportunities for extended loops including Smarts, Cube, and Stonehouse for the very ambitious :-). |
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 | Name: |
Barefoot Paul-William |
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 | E-Mail: |
paulwgagnon@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-11-12 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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