Current Trail Conditions – Grooming Report

Sunday February 16, 2025

Suddenly, winter..Bear with us as we work to squish all these snowflakes for you. 

With the last couple of storms we have been able to finally reach Sawyer River with the groomer.

All of trail system is groomed(with exception of Owl’s Cliff, of course), listing good to great conditions. 

Neut’s Brook is open, groomed with good conditions to the RR yard, park there for Northern Bites,OPEN Thursday-Saturday 11-8 Sunday 11-3. THIS IS AN ACTIVE RR. USE THE CROSSING AT PARKING AREA TO GET TO RESTAURANT. DO NOT WALK ON RAILS OR RIDE PAST THIS AREA!!! 

 

 A few things to note:

First and foremost, we no longer have the use of the railroad tracks as it is an active rail line.

We are working with the railroad and NH DOT Rails bureau to get access to the intown portion of the trail.

That will in all probability be an 11th hour thing.

Also to note, Sawyer River will not be accessable from the Route 302(bottom) end, due to a washout 1 mile from the base.

The road closure  prohibits any motorized use. We will be grooming the upper section to the top boundary of the closure.

Bear in mind that this area is now 15+ miles from A: cell phone signal, B: any help you may find yourself in need of.

Looking forward to another great season at Bear Notch!

THINK SNOW!!!!