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Harold Parker State Forest via Yellow Diamond Trail | 1-7-2025 | I don't specifically recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney and Lil Young 2025-01-14 | View Report |
Harold Parker State Forest via Friends Trail | 1-7-2025 | I don't recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney and Lil Young 2025-01-14 | View Report |
None via Bay Circuit Trail, road walk | 12-27-2024 | I don't specifically recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney 2025-01-03 | View Report |
None via Bay Circuit Trail | 12-26-2024 | I don't recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney 2025-01-02 | View Report |
Trap Falls via Road walk, Brook Trail, unknown trails, Friend's Trail | 12-26-2024 | There were at least a couple of blowdowns, mostly or all on Brook Trail I b... | Liam Cooney 2025-01-02 | View Report |
Heald Pond via Jeff Smith Trail, Gold Trail, cart path, Red Trail, Heald St... | 12-26-2024 | I believe there were a handful of mostly minor blowdowns. Trails are blaze... | Liam Cooney 2024-12-28 | View Report |
Walden Pond via Bay Circuit Trail | 12-23-2024 | I do not specifically recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney and Crocamole 2024-12-25 | View Report |
Fawn Lake via Bay Circuit Trail, unnamed trails | 12-19-2024 | Usual circular BCT markers, then the more intermittent white rectangular... | Liam Cooney and Lil Young 2024-12-25 | View Report |
Holt Hill, Boston Hill, Shrub Hill via Yellow Trail, Graham Trail, Old Prospect Road, Old Chestnut... | 12-13-2024 | Most of these trails are signed very well but blazing could be improved. | KenM 2024-12-13 | View Report |
Weir Hill via Stevens Trail, Alewife Trail, Cochichewick Trail, Edgewood F... | 11-10-2024 | These trails are blazed in yellow and easy to follow. I do not recall an... | Liam Cooney 2024-12-07 | View Report |
None via Bay Circuit Trail, road walk | 11-10-2024 | I do not recall much in the way of blowdowns. | Liam Cooney 2024-12-03 | View Report |
Peaked Mountain (Monson) via Various trails | 11-13-2024 | excellent | mike the psych 2024-11-14 | View Report |
None via Zack's Way | 11-3-2024 | I do not recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney 2024-11-11 | View Report |
Massaemett Mountain via Fire Tower Trail, Big Trees Trail | 11-11-2024 | No blowdowns. Trails are well marked. | rocket21 2024-11-11 | View Report |
Appleton Farms via Route 1A, Bay Circuit Trail, unknown roads, Highland Street,... | 10-27-2024 | The usual BCT markers. I believe they were present even when the BCT coi... | Liam Cooney 2024-11-07 | View Report |
None via Bay Circuit Trail | 10-27-2024 | I do not recall any major blowdowns/obstructions. | Liam Cooney 2024-11-07 | View Report |
None via Baker's Meadow Reservation Trail, spur path, Reservation Roa... | 10-27-2024 | I do not recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney 2024-11-06 | View Report |
None via Reservation Trail, Claus Dengler Trail, Vale Trail | 10-20-2024 | I don't recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney 2024-11-03 | View Report |
Spring Hill Conservation Land via Spring Hill Loop, Bay Circuit Trail, Strawberry Hill Road, P... | 10-20-2024 | As the guidebook says, the connecting trail to the loop from the end of S... | Liam Cooney 2024-10-22 | View Report |
Robbins Mill Pond via Robbins Mill Pond Connector, Bay Circuit Trail | 10-20-2024 | I do not recall anything in the way of blowdowns. | Liam Cooney 2024-10-22 | View Report |
None via Rocky Hill Road | 9-23-2024 | I don't recall any blowdows. | Liam Cooney and Lil Young 2024-10-06 | View Report |
None via Cochran Sanctuary Circuit | 9-23-2024 | I don't recall any blowdowns. | Liam Cooney and Lil Young 2024-10-06 | View Report |
Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail, connecting trail | 9-22-2024 | There were probably blowdowns/widowmakers but I think all or mostly small/i... | Liam Cooney and Lil Young 2024-10-06 | View Report |
Moon Hill (Topsfield) via Bay Circuit Trail | 10-6-2024 | I don't recall any blowdowns. Trailsare well taken care of. Not blazed... | Liam Cooney 2024-10-06 | View Report |
The Cobbles, North Mountain via Appalachian Trail | 9-17-2024 | Trails clear and well blazed | Nordic_Gal 2024-09-18 | View Report |
Mt. Williams, Mt. Greylock, Saddle Ball Mountain via Appalachian Trail | 9-16-2024 | Trail was clear and well blazed. | Nordic_Gal 2024-09-18 | View Report |
Ayer Conservation Land via Oak Ridge Loop Trail, Pine Meadow Pond Trail, Habitat Loop T... | 9-6-2024 | Oak Ridge Loop Trail is blazed in white. Where it coincides with Science... | Liam Cooney and Lil Young 2024-09-14 | View Report |
Pocumtuck Rock via Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, unnamed trails, Rices Ferry Road | 8-17-2024 | no actual trail signs which was fine - used phone app | Becca Munroe 2024-08-18 | View Report |
South Sugarloaf Mountain, North Sugarloaf Mountain via Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, unnamed trails | 8-16-2024 | awkward tree down over extremely steep section of trail up to North Sugarlo... | Becca Munroe 2024-08-18 | View Report |
Skug River Reservation via Unnamed trails | 8-14-2024 | No issues - lots of HUGE hardwood deadfall had been cut out of many of the... | Becca Munroe 2024-08-14 | View Report |
Sunset Rock Reservation via Unnamed trails | 8-14-2024 | Very unclear where the right turn is off the stealthily unmarked "right-... | Becca Munroe 2024-08-14 | View Report |
Amy Gordon Taft Reservation (Andover) via Unnamed trails | 8-13-2024 | no issues | Becca Munroe 2024-08-13 | View Report |
Turtle Mound, Follansbee Rockery via Herd paths | 8-13-2024 | no issues | Becca Munroe 2024-08-13 | View Report |
Mt. Greylock via Brook and Berry Trail, Woodason Spring Trail, Jones Nose Tra... | 7-13-2024 | All trails in great shape. Recent saw work noted……thank you | buzza77 2024-07-15 | View Report |
Mt. Jackson via Webster Jackson Trail | 7-7-2024 | Bog bridges up high are in tough shape | buzza77 2024-07-07 | View Report |
Mt. Greylock via Gould Connector, Gould Trail, Cheshire Harbor Trail, Brooksi... | 7-4-2024 | I recollect a few on the Gould Trail. | rocket21 2024-07-04 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via West Side Trail, Old Indian Trail, Bolton Pond Trail, Balanc... | 6-16-2024 | Trails in good shape. | Meditation Man 2024-06-16 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via Donbrowo Trail, Bicentennial Trail, Pine Hill Trail, Old Ind... | 6-9-2024 | five or so blowdowns on Donbrowo trail, most are step-overs; a blowdown on... | Big Will 2024-06-09 | View Report |
Red Hill via Warner Trail | 6-2-2024 | Some motorbikes along the lower road -- stepped aside to let them pass. | Meditation Man 2024-06-02 | View Report |
Knuckup Hill via Warner Trail | 5-29-2024 | Some downed trees and some eroded trails. | Meditation Man 2024-05-31 | View Report |
Apple Valley Overlook, Bear Swamp via Woods road, Beaver Brook Trail, Lookout Trail | 5-26-2024 | Beaver Brook Trail is blazed in white circles and Lookout Trail is blazed... | Liam Cooney 2024-05-28 | View Report |
High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary via Sanctuary Road, Dutch and Mary Barnard Trail, North Trail, W... | 5-26-2024 | Trails leading away from the Sanctuary Rd are marked with blue disks wher... | Liam Cooney 2024-05-28 | View Report |
Pine Hill, Wenepoykin Hill, Silver Mine Hill, Wint... via Middlesex Fells Skyline Trail | 5-26-2024 | We didn't notice any issues. | Big Will 2024-05-26 | View Report |
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary via Old Coach Road, River Trail, Fern Trail, Cedar Trail, Tulip... | 5-26-2024 | One large widow maker on River Trail above the trail. | Liam Cooney 2024-05-26 | View Report |
Mt. Prospect via Money Brook Trail, Mt. Prospect Trail, Appalachian Trail | 4-21-2024 | Two large trees down across Money Brook, and on Prospect Trail lots of down... | sticks150 2024-04-27 | View Report |
Galehead Mountain, Mt. Garfield via Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Fro... | 4-19-2024 | Gale River Trail was well marked and we went up to Galehead hut, dropped o... | Caroline Russell 2024-04-22 | View Report |
Rounds Rock via Northrup Trail, Woodason Spring Trail | 4-14-2024 | Way too many trees down on woodason trail and Northrup. Missing sign for ro... | Katie 2024-04-18 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via High Meadow Trail, Jack Frost Trail, Mid-State Trail | 4-9-2024 | Nothing major, a few blowdowns here and there | grubsoft 2024-04-10 | View Report |
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation via Old Purgatory Trail, Spring Path, Chasm Loop Trail, Charley'... | 3-31-2024 | The trails are well blazed, with good signage almost everywhere.
If go... | mathbp 2024-03-31 | View Report |
Mt. Watatic, Pratt Mountain, New Ipswich Mountain,... via Wapack Trail | 3-30-2024 | A few blowdowns, including one massive one on the section going around Bin... | GN 2024-03-30 | View Report |
None via Methuen Rail Trail, Nevins Bird Sanctuary Trail | 3-21-2024 | no issues | Becca Munroe 2024-03-21 | View Report |
Mt. Everett, Mt. Race via Race Brook Trail, Appalachian Trail | 3-3-2024 | A few blowdowns/debris areas on Race Brook Trail; easily bypassed. | Spencer 2024-03-03 | View Report |
Great Blue Hill via North Skyline Trail, Eliot Circle, Summit Rd, South Skyline... | 2-10-2024 | Trails in great shape, couple of downed trees, one duck under. All easy to... | CookiesOnTop 2024-02-11 | View Report |
Nahanton Hill, Hawk Hill, Chickatawbut Hill, Kitch... via Unnamed park roads, Skyline Trail | 2-10-2024 | Couple of step overs, but easy to get around | CookiesOnTop 2024-02-11 | View Report |
Mt. Watatic, Nutting Hill via Wapack Trail, State Line Trail | 1-27-2024 | Great shape | TwinMom+1 2024-01-27 | View Report |
Mt. Everett via Race Brook Trail, Appalachian Trail | 1-13-2024 | Trail and campsites were in great shape. A couple of small blow downs abo... | Jo-Kah 2024-01-19 | View Report |
Wampatuck Hill, Nahanton Hill, Chickatawbut Hill,... via Road walk, cemetery walk, unnamed park road, Skyline Trail,... | 1-1-2024 | East end of trail had several major large deadfalls. East end of trai... | Becca Munroe 2024-01-01 | View Report |
Mt. Watatic, Nutting Hill, Binney Pond, Pratt Moun... via Wapack Trail, Frank Robbins Trail, State Line Trail | 12-12-2023 | The trails in the vicinity of Watatic are succumbing to severe erosion and... | KenM 2023-12-12 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via Mountain House Trail | 11-24-2023 | fine shape | TwinMom+1 2023-11-25 | View Report |
Mt. Wachusett via Administration Road, Jack Frost Trail, Mountain House Trail,... | 10-28-2023 | Some bog bridges may be helpful on the muddy parts of Semuhenna Trail. Othe... | Zesty 2023-10-29 | View Report |
Finerty Pond via Appalachian Trail, ORV trail | 10-26-2023 | Excellent | mike the psych 2023-10-27 | View Report |
Mt. Greylock via Hopper Trail, Sherry Road, Stony Ledge Trail, Haley Farm Tra... | 10-25-2023 | Well maintained | Coddiewomple 2023-10-25 | View Report |
Berlin Mountain via Class of 33 Trail, ski trail | 8-22-2023 | No blowdowns to speak of. | grubsoft 2023-08-24 | View Report |
Mt. Holyoke, Mt. Hitchcock, Bare Mountain (Seven S... via New England Trail | 8-19-2023 | One blowdown about 2.5 mi from Skinner State Park entrance; if you’re ta... | TwinMom+1 2023-08-19 | View Report |
Mt. Lincoln (Pelham) via New England Trail, access road | 8-14-2023 | Trail in excellent shape and a pleasure to hike... | grubsoft 2023-08-15 | View Report |
Moose Hill (Sharon) via Vernal Pool Loop, Kettle Trail, Billings Loop, Bluff Trail,... | 7-8-2023 | Trails are in very good condition. Only in one short section was it slight... | mathbp 2023-07-08 | View Report |
Royalston Falls via New England Trail, Falls Trail | 7-3-2023 | Great shape | Olderthandirt 2023-07-05 | View Report |
Mt. Greylock via Gould Trail, Appalachian Trail, Cheshire Harbor Trail | 7-1-2023 | The Gould trail appeared very well maintained. right at the beginning ther... | Big Will 2023-07-01 | View Report |
Mt. Watatic, Nutting Hill via Wapack Trail, Binney Hill Road | 6-25-2023 | Thank you to Friends of the Wapack! Once past the Kiosk (just south of the... | Grace Morgan 2023-06-25 | View Report |
Stony Ledge via Roaring Brook Trail, Stony Ledge Trail, Sperry Road | 6-19-2023 | Fine shape | TwinMom+1 2023-06-19 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via Bolton Pond Trail, Old Indian Trail, Mountain House Trail, L... | 6-18-2023 | there are two or three blowdowns blocking the Bolton Pond Trail. one has a... | Big Will 2023-06-18 | View Report |
Acton Conservation Land via Nashoba Brook Loop, Davis Road, Bruce Freeman Rail Trail | 5-29-2023 | I don’t recall any blowdowns. Jcts are signed. TTT (Trail Through Time)... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-30 | View Report |
Great Brook Farm State Park via Road walk, Litchfield Loop, Pine Point Loop, Woodchuck Trail... | 5-27-2023 | I think the only trail that was truly blazed was Pine Point Loop which was... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-30 | View Report |
Quabbin Hill via Webster Road, yellow-blazed path, Shoreline Trail | 5-28-2023 | I don’t believe Webster Rd was blazed but of course is trivial to follow... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-28 | View Report |
Holland Glen via Holland Glen Loop | 5-28-2023 | Note that the trail has been rerouted and turned into a loop so it doesnâ€... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-28 | View Report |
Silvio O Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge -... via West Road, Meadow Road, Bark Haul Road | 5-28-2023 | The trails were mostly roads and trivial to follow. Not everything was sign... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-28 | View Report |
Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary (Hampden) via Mort and Helen Bates Nature Trail, Burgess Trail, East Broo... | 5-28-2023 | Trails in the area seemed to be marked with small circles tacked to trees.... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-28 | View Report |
Peaked Mountain (Monson) via Rosalyn’s Turnpike, Bernie Ave, Ruth’s Mountain Road, Va... | 5-27-2023 | I don’t recall any blowdowns. Trail signs at most jcts. I think the only... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-27 | View Report |
Wilbraham Mountain, Minnechaug Mountain via Goat Rock Trail, road walk, Algonquin Trail | 5-27-2023 | Goat Rock Trail is blazed in white. Blazing is usually pretty regular and... | Liam Cooney 2023-05-27 | View Report |
Mt. Holyoke, Bare Mountain via Metacomet Monadnock Trail | 5-13-2023 | None | crowboggs 2023-05-14 | View Report |
Mt. Greylock via Appalachian Trail | 5-6-2023 | Some blowoowns approaching Greylock- but nothing significant. Easy to go ar... | Mark Longwell 2023-05-07 | View Report |
Fall River Bioreserve via Various trails | 4-26-2023 | Could use a few more blazes particularly along wide open areas and at a cou... | Dexhiker 2023-04-27 | View Report |
Mt. Prospect, Mt. Williams, Mt. Greylock, Stony Le... via Money Brook Trail, Mt. Prospect Trail, Appalachian Trail, Ho... | 4-13-2023 | There were many scattered blowdowns along the way and lots of broken branch... | crowboggs 2023-04-15 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via Mountain House Trail | 4-13-2023 | One easy tree to hop | MC 2023-04-13 | View Report |
Mt. Greylock via Cheshire Harbor Trail | 4-10-2023 | 2 blowdown near summit but easily stepped over | Haole Girl 2023-04-11 | View Report |
Alander Mountain via Alander Mountain Trail | 3-19-2023 | Numerous blowdowns from the storm earlier in the week. Nothing overly di... | JohnH 2023-03-19 | View Report |
Mt. Watatic via Midstate Trail, Nutting Hill - State Line Trail | 3-15-2023 | Numerous trees and branches bent and broken by wet snow, especially at the... | autonomy 2023-03-16 | View Report |
Middlesex Fells via Skyline Trail | 3-5-2023 | Maybe two blowdowns to hop over. One was a tree with a "Skyline Trail" sig... | mathbp 2023-03-05 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via Echo Lake Trail, High Meadow Trail, Jack Frost Trail, Old In... | 3-1-2023 | Still some blowdowns from snow ice event from 4+ weeks ago | Jazzbo 2023-03-01 | View Report |
Mt. Grace via Round the Mountain Trail, New England Trail | 2-26-2023 | Evidence of recent blowdown clearing - thank you. An AllTrails remark 5 da... | TwinMom+1 2023-02-26 | View Report |
Mt. Wachusett via Echo Lake Trail, High Meadow Trail, Jack Frost Trail, Old In... | 1-30-2023 | LOTS of branches and trees down after last week’s heavy wet snow. Trails... | Sticks150 2023-01-31 | View Report |
Prospect Hill via Bay Circuit Trail, side trail, spur trails | 1-30-2023 | A few old blowdowns | Big Time 2023-01-30 | View Report |
Upper Bald Hills via New England Trail, First Bald Hill Side Trail | 1-8-2023 | One large hemlock down on trail from Cabin to west view point. | Sticks150 2023-01-10 | View Report |
Middlesex Fells via Skyline Trail | 12-24-2022 | The entire loop trail is in great condition and is well marked by white bla... | mathbp 2022-12-24 | View Report |
Great Blue Hill via Skyline Trail | 11-24-2022 | Trails are in great condition; blazes are easy to follow. | mathbp 2022-11-24 | View Report |
Wachusett Mountain via North Meadow Trail, Glacial Boulder Trail, Chapman Trail, Mi... | 8-28-2022 | Trails are well marked. No obstructions. There's a nice new sign at the Dic... | Big Will 2022-08-29 | View Report |
Lenox Mountain via Pike's Pond Loop, Trail of the Ledges, Overbrook Trail, Blue... | 8-1-2022 | A few trails are closed because of storm damage last summer | Fred Shirley 2022-08-03 | View Report |
Mt. Everett via Race Brook Trail, Appalachian Trail, Elbow Trail | 7-11-2022 | All trails in great shape | all cotton team 2022-07-11 | View Report |
Mt. Tom (attempt) via New England Trail | 5-14-2022 | I'd say better markings at Goat Peak as I went down the old road and not th... | Mike P. 2022-05-18 | View Report |
Little Wachusett Mountain via Unknown trail | 4-25-2022 | Some blowdown/not much apparent maintenance, but easy to follow. | zporterColdRiverCampCook 2022-04-25 | View Report |
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