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Trail Conditions
Email Don
with any updates of conditions along trail you may encounter.
June 7, 2005
This is to notify you that
my family & I have come to the decision to post our property to anyone
without express written permission to be on the land.
It is unfortunate that
the Mid State trail crosses the property in the town of Ashburnham on the
western side of Stodge Meadow Pond & the Northern side of Mount Hunger.
The Property being
reffered to belongs to George, Karen & Steven Young. No Trespassing signs
will be posted this coming weekend.
The reasons behind our
decision are the numerous confrontations we have encountered from the
Stodge Meadow Association regarding the logging operation that we had
undertaken this past winter.
So as not to
discriminate against anyone we feel it proper to restict access to anyone that
has not obtained our written consent to be on the property.
Violators will be
prosecuted if caught.
Sincerely
Steve Young
Steve Young will allow
traveler's to cross his property if they send a self addressed
stamped envelope requesting permission to:
George & Karen Young
15 Fred Smith Rd.
Westminster, MA 01473
Travelers will be issued a "pass
card".
Re Route in Ashburnham at Holt
Rd. 7-16-06
If you're walking north from Mt. Hunger summit you
cannot continue on the old route because it's clearcut, and we've got new
yellow triangles pointing you westerly onto the new route. If you walk south,
from Holt Road, the yellow triangles direct you around the back of the trailer
and on to the haybale/silt fence, which the trail is [sort of]
following during this construction phase.
The trail in Charlton has been
re-routed from Stafford Street and Cemetery Road to go over Fay Mountain Farm.
Hikers should follow the yellow blazes and white arrows. A sign to this effect has been placed at the north and south beginning of this
section.
K.P. 12-05-04
A short section of the trail is
rerouted. Now, instead of entering the woods off Route 12, crossing
the brook on the little bridge, and climbing the ridge a bit, you enter on
an old cart road off Route 12(south of original spot) and walk up it a
ways, then take a left onto the old trail. It's not bad, but I liked the old trail better. The brook is beautiful and
the climb is nicer on the trail than on a cart road, oh well. The
important thing is, it's open!
Amy
The French River
Bridge is now open and the trail can be rerouted to go over it
rather than over the Hodges Village dam...
JUST WALKED OXFORD SECTION AND THE FRENCH RIVER BRIDGE IS IN PLACE.
Abutments necessary , but looks very nice. Made our walk a circle rather
than a forward and backward.
B.D.
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