LRCT and Snowmobiles This Season?

[yacker]

Originally Posted by Skip

It would be even greater to see all off the old trails opened up again!

Unfortunately I don't see that happening anytime soon. Keep in mind where the trust got some of the $$$ to purchase the property. From what I have been told the Sierra Club is one of many that donated $$$ for the Castle property. As you know they are against motorized recreation.

[Lakegeezer]

Have you seen that parts of the Sandwich Range were voted by congress to be designated as wilderness. From the press release, The land would remain as White Mountain National Forest land under the protection of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness areas consist of federal lands that are permanently closed to such activities as mining, logging, road construction, vehicular traffic, and building construction. There are some great snowmobile trails that currently go up through Sandwich notch, and branch east and west. The eastern branch ends up near the junction of Route 16 and 25 in Ossipee. I believe the western branch ends up in Meredith. I haven't seen a map that shows the boundaries to be closed to vehicular traffic. Winter access via snowmobile to NH lands is getting squeezed on one side by the short seasons brought on by the climate change and by legislation on the other.

[Weirs guy]

Originally Posted by Lakegeezer

Have you seen that parts of the Sandwich Range were voted by congress to be designated as wilderness. From the press release, The land would remain as White Mountain National Forest land under the protection of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Wilderness areas consist of federal lands that are permanently closed to such activities as mining, logging, road construction, vehicular traffic, and building construction. There are some great snowmobile trails that currently go up through Sandwich notch, and branch east and west. The eastern branch ends up near the junction of Route 16 and 25 in Ossipee. I believe the western branch ends up in Meredith. I haven't seen a map that shows the boundaries to be closed to vehicular traffic. Winter access via snowmobile to NH lands is getting squeezed on one side by the short seasons brought on by the climate change and by legislation on the other.

Thats very disappointing news. Theres some great camping up there thats relatively easily accessed by 4x4 vehicles.

[The Big Kahuna]

Originally Posted by Weirs guy

Thats very disappointing news. Theres some great camping up there thats relatively easily accessed by 4x4 vehicles.

FYI, they do not prevent recreational activities such as snowmobiling although they have asked that they be cleaner and quieter.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by The Big Kahuna

FYI, they do not prevent recreational activities such as snowmobiling although they have asked that they be cleaner and quieter.

Sorry, all motorized equipment (including snowmobiles) are strictly prohibited in a designated wilderness area.

[The Big Kahuna]

Originally Posted by Skip

Sorry, all motorized equipment (including snowmobiles) are strictly prohibited in a designated wilderness area.

You are right Skip, I was thinking about National Forests.

[Rayhunt]

Mt Shaw used to be our favorite local rides when we can cross the lake, and was for a very long time. Things change I guess. Thankful I can still hike it