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7/18/25: A New Waterbar for Winslow Trail

By cardiganhighlanders | Jul 19, 2025

As we all enjoy 70s and a NW breeze after weeks of 90s and stifling humidity, Kevin and TM Craig had three hours this morning. We hiked uphill over many fixtures built by us and by two earlier crews until we came to the first flag from our survey of 2023 that was as yet…

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Sat 7/12 West Ridge Trail; Logs & Hikers & Bridges, Oh My!

By cardiganhighlanders | Jul 14, 2025

Today’s crew was two: Ben and TM Craig. We toted pick, shovel, screw gun, and hammer uphill around 0930. We also lugged 2 2x6x8′ KD premium planks. We came to log steps uphill of the flat beyond Firepond Brook around 1015. There we recovered logs we left there on our last workday 7/3, an 8′ and a…

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Work Trip Report: Winslow Trail Sat 6/21

By cardiganhighlanders | Jul 9, 2025

On this day, three of us were able to work four hours before departing for other chores. We worked uphill of the guest crew, Trailwrights. We added another 130′ of barricade. We do not like looking at it any more than we do bringing dead trees and building it. However, nothing less seems to deter tourists…

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6/14/25 WINSLOW TRAIL

CHVTC Summer Jobs

By cardiganhighlanders | Jun 29, 2025

Hello Trail Crew, Trails are drying out now we have more sunny days than rainy ones. The State Bird has retreated for this year. Trails we tend on Mt. Sunapee are not beyond brooks in flood. NH DOT opened the gate to Mt. Cardigan on May 29. Five of us are now State-certified sawyers; Bob,…

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6/20/25: Patrol Solitude, Newbury w., & Rim Trails on Mt. Sunapee

By cardiganhighlanders | Jun 24, 2025

Last Friday, we had good enough conditions of dry weather, west winds of 20 mph to keepthat state bird confused, the summit chairlift running.  Therefore, four of us spotted a car in the NE Bowl area, signed waivers for comp tickets, and rode the chair to the top of the mountain by 1100 (Thank you,…

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6/14/25 WINSLOW TRAIL

6/14/25: Mount Kearsarge, Winslow Trail Patrol

By cardiganhighlanders | Jun 16, 2025

Volunteers turned out in good numbers, eight of them: Dustin, Ashley, Ben, Jon, Andrew K., Bill, TL Scott, TM Craig. The light rain was not so apparent under the thick canopy of summer leaves, and up they went. In six hours they… 1) Raked and re-dug all 24 drains; 2) Barricaded 6 herd paths, some for the second time;…

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New Season on Mt. Cardigan

By cardiganhighlanders | Jun 6, 2025

Thursday 6/5 two of us returned to barricade where hikers have started to wear a herd path across a zigzag. We harvested several dead fir trees from the woods upslope, plus were able to saw down a dead standing birch tree with our folding handsaws. We wove the small fir trees among the trees beside the…

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CHVTC Annual Meeting 3/22/2025

By cardiganhighlanders | Apr 3, 2025

Cardigan Highlanders Volunteer Trail Crew held their annual meeting March 22 2025 in New London NH. That is midway between the homes of the most volunteers, and the venue is free. We used over two hours, and a dozen people attended. We approved the minutes of the 2024 meeting, heard from the President and the…

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Springtime Trails: A Time to Tread Lightly

By Wes Tucker | Mar 20, 2025

By Wes Tucker As with most things, spring is a time of transition for a hiking trail. So before you lace up your boots and rush off to the trailhead, please give a thought to the trail itself. Spring is a vulnerable time for a hiking trail. All winter long the treadways (the part of…

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