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[MXZ800Girl]

Feel free to tell the newbie to shut up but I had to share with y'all.

I was driving my son to CHaD today and we go over through Andover. There is a recreational trail that travels alongside Route 11 (I think it is 11 at that point) and it looked pretty gosh darn good. I even stopped the car and got out to take a bit of a walk down it. Other sleds had been on it but it wasn't super frozen and rutted up. Gates were open as far along it as I saw while driving. Does anyone know what club that belongs to? Also, why did it seem to have so much snow on it? Looked like a good at least 8 inches on it. Does that area just get more snow?

Thanks!

[CATRESERVE]

Andover Snowmobile club! No updates on their website yet. The rail trail is Cor #2. Must be waiting for more snow?

[MXZ800Girl]

Thanks, CATRESERVE!

[snorander]

May parents Live across the street from the rail bed in Andover up past Webster lake and said there were alot of sleds on it this past weekend...

Edited by snorander, 18 January 2012 - 11:17 AM.

[gunmaker]

I always take that ride first time every year just in case something happens to a sled after sitting all summer. Did that Saturday and yes the sled messed up. The boys Crossfire clutches would not release. Only went up the trail 3 miles and back. You can take it all the way up to Leb. You can unload at the salt shed or where 4 turns north and goes to Danville. There is a park and ride there.

[dunphy11]

Me and a buddy did our annual shakedown run last saturday on the railbed. We left from the Andover salt shed and rode through Danbury ,Grafton, and we were very close to Canaan when conditions diminished enough so we turned around. The trail is pretty beat right now, and yesterday afternoon it rained like hell while I was working in Grafton. What is on the trail is a frozen snirt base. One good storm and it should be sweet.
Just an FYI , while in the Grafton store I saw a notice for Rt 5 south access you need to obtain that from Lebanon,Mascoma Lake area.

[skully]

Gunmaker
I cant believe you didnt keep me in the loop on that ride.i didnt even know they had snow there.That is one of my favorite places to ride and it was also one of the first places I use to ride all the time when I first started sledding in 1998.I am gonna have to give Eric & ole Ironbutt a talking too because they BOTH live practicly on the trail. Also I cant believe Dave hasn't said it was rideable :-(
Rob .....

Edited by skully, 18 January 2012 - 05:42 AM.

[snorander]

I might head up there this weekend just to do some laps in the parents field & maybe hop on the rail bed (dependeing on conditions)....need to take a shake down ride & clean the cob webs out...

Edited by snorander, 18 January 2012 - 08:57 AM.

[CATRESERVE]

snorander, on 18 January 2012 - 06:53 AM, said:

I might head up there this weekend just to do some laps in the parents field & maby hop on the rail bed (dependeing on conditions)....need to take a shake down ride & clean the cob webs out...

Watch out for small obstructions in the trail this year!

[snorander]

CATRESERVE, on 18 January 2012 - 07:41 AM, said:

Watch out for small obstructions in the trail this year!

I was watching out, the problem was you couln't see the obstruction

[noxorc]

Snorander, call me. I'll go for some runs.

[dudsxlt]

I want to ride !!! Keep us I'm the loop, I don't want to go too far from Concord to domamshake down run with my sled I bought in March.

[snorander]

If someone who lives near or can check out the rail bed on Friday and let us know of it's condition it would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,

Steve

[skully]

snorander said:

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If someone who lives near or can check out the rail bed on Friday and let us know of it's condition it would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,

Steve

well if you belong to the SledNH Riders List your answer is only a phone call away ;-)
Mike lives right across the street from it just North of the prison.
http://www.slednh.co...er/386-mtnbykr/
he is also a member of the Andover club !
Rob ......

Edited by skully, 18 January 2012 - 11:40 AM.

[RayC]

dudsxlt, on 18 January 2012 - 08:55 AM, said:

I want to ride !!! Keep us I'm the loop, I don't want to go too far from Concord to domamshake down run with my sled I bought in March.

If that does not work out, I will be checking some trails to Turkey pond. (west side of Concord)
The place (Turkey Pond) is solid and if we get some snow thur / fri / sat a trailride may be possible.

[snorander]

skully, on 18 January 2012 - 11:38 AM, said:

well if you belong to the SledNH Riders List your answer is only a phone call away ;-)
Mike lives right across the street from it just North of the prison.
http://www.slednh.co...er/386-mtnbykr/
he is also a member of the Andover club !
Rob ......

I thought that was a riders list not a trail report list

[skully]

snorander said:

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I thought that was a riders list not a trail report list

It does not say that in the RULES :-P
Rob .....

[dudsxlt]

Yeah if somebody can find out about Andover that would be great. I do live not too far either . I need a shake down run too! So it's by the prison up by Franklin N.H.?

[skully]

yes that is Corr.2 and it pretty much starts near Depot Rd in Boscawen and goes all the way to Lebannon.
about a 100 mile round trip.
Rob ....

[nhgator]

I may be up for a ride sat,later in the am-like after 10 or so,conditions permitting,just a shakedown to see what falls of the the first time.