Trails Used

Andrew Brook Trail

Trail Conditions

Notes

It was still too foggy to enjoy any views, but it was a nice hike.

Parking

NA

Water Crossings

Several well-placed bridges, including a really nice new bridge built by Kaya for a Girl Scouts Gold Award. Closer to the trailhead, another new bridge is in progress by a SPNHF trail crew. There's probably one or two more places that could also use a bridge, and crossing those I was wishing I had a 2nd pole.

Wildlife

None

Trails Used

Summit Trail

Trail Conditions

Notes

Great morning hike. I will visit again when I finish up the greeway.

Parking

Plenty of parking

Water Crossings

Most water crossings were dry and on the fiew with water they were easily crossed

Wildlife

Bugs were out on the lower sections of trail but as I got higher there was a breeze that kept them away

Trails Used

Road walk, bushwhack

Trail Conditions

Notes

I came over here after doing the Ayers Pond peaks loop. There was definitely more snow on those - the difference of Northern vs Southern exposure. I was expecting to be able to drive through to the Newbury end, but it’s closed for mud season. (Mountain Road should be open from both ends.) The loop I did was about 3.8 miles and took 1.5 hours. Nice woods everywhere, I saw a deer near the top and found view ledges at the summit. Patchy snow was not much of a problem, and there was even lots of bright green moss on the summit. I ended up doing about 1.5 miles of road walk to complete the loop and it was raining very lightly the second half of the hike. 4 peaks done in 4 hours.

Parking

I parked roadside south of the peak by a farm on Brown Rd. This road was closed for mud season with a snowbank plowed in front of it. I think Mountain Rd was open all the way from both ends, but not sure. No posted signs on this end but I walked past a few houses before starting the whack.

Water Crossings

None

Wildlife

No