| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sawyer Conservation Area (Atkinson), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Yellow Trail, White TrailBlue Trail, Pink Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, November 13, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for several cars in lot just off Sawyer Avenue - difficult to park to allow others in as the gate takes up a lot of the space. Lots of garbage in lot. There may be other access points but when got to the Forest Rd/Juniper Lane corner, the sign at gate said fire lane, no parking. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
minor crossings all had wood bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
hmmmmm see comment section... |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
why not? |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
OK - wanted to explore another town forest/conservation land area in S. NH so I headed here. Signs at trailhead do suggest help maintaining trails would be appreciated. Signs also said bow hunting only so I would wear orange. One other car in lot but I never saw anyone else in the forest here. In general, this is a very nice forest with nice big pine trees and relatively flat for good trail running. There were very nice stone walls as well. However, I will say, there is a mix of lots of blazing then it just disappears. Someone put a lot of care into developing the trail system but at this point I would not recommend visiting without good access to your tracker/GPS. Trail markers at one point just had a big "X" and then there were no more trail markers but I hadn't reached the end of the trail according to the trailhead map. I finally decided to just go to the end of each marked trail and see what my Gaia app said. Several times, the blazes just stopped and I was standing there just looking around asking myself, "Does this go any further or am I going to be trespassing on someone's property"? I would consider this area a "choose your own adventure" kinda thing. Very pleasant, quiet, remote-feeling for being in the Southern NH area, but also someone difficult to figure out where you are. I got around 3 miles in around 45 minutes here by shuffling/jogging over the leaves with decent footing. Note: there are a few nice bridges here but in 1 place, there are 2-3 just laying on their side in a gully - that was kinda strange. |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-11-13 |
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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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