FEBRUARY 25, 2026
Western system groomed and packed on Friday 2-20…Constitution Trail groomed/packed… Corridor 19 was groomed Saturday 2-21 but had rails showing and was very exposed between Polly’s south to Old Route 28…grooming 19 will resume with more snow and when temperatures allow…best riding will be in the mornings before the sun & rising temps soften up the base……also watch for a logging operation on C15 Gilman Valley Road this side of Mt. Shaw…
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIMPORTANT NOTICE !!!
The Club has voted to discontinue plowing the parking lot behind the former Canoe King on Route 16 in Tamworth. We encourage riders to drive just a few hundred yards up the street to enjoy the trail-side parking at White Lake State Park!
***PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE BOWLES TRAIL FROM WHITE LAKE STATE PARK TO OUR TRAILS IN THE WEST ENDS AT A TRAIL CLOSURE. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE*** The club parking lot adjacent to the entrance to the Great Hill Fire Tower on Great Hill Road will be open again this season for riding the Hemenway!
OVSC GREAT HILL PARKING LOT DIRECTIONS:
The parking lot is on Great Hill Road in Tamworth . From Main Street in Tamworth Village you turn onto Great Hill Rd. for 2 miles to a sharp left turn on road, parking lot entrance is on right side after that sharp turn. There is not an address number. The GPS coordinates are: 43.88N, -71.31W
| TRAIL # / NAME | E-911 JUNCTION | STATUS | DATE GROOMED | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridor19 / Railbed North | 81 | OPEN | 2-21 | watch for rails & ties |
| Corridor 19 / Railbed South | 81 | OPEN | 2-21 | watch for rails & ties |
| Corridor 19 & Bowles Trail West / not a thru trail > to White Lake State Park and Barton's Motorsports | 81 | OPEN | 1-29 | |
| Corridor 19 South Polly's Crossing Primary 200 Wolfeboro | 1980 | OPEN | 2-21 | watch for rails & ties...no grooming between Polly's & old RTE 28 |
| Bowles Trail East / Ryan Hill Trail | 510 | OPEN | 1-29 | |
| Corridor 19 & 15 Mt. Shaw & Castle | 120 | OPEN - logging on Gilman Valley Road | 2-20 | Maintained by State BOT good on Ossipee side but thin on western side down low |
| Corridor 19 & Nichols Rd. Ossipee Lake Access | 495 | OPEN | 1-30 | |
| Great Hill & Bowles Trail West | 1885 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Bowles Trail West | 2015 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Bowles Trail & Paugus Mill Trail | 1061 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Paugus Mill & Bowles Cut-Off | 272 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Bolles Trail to Mudgett's Camp | 272 | OPEN | NOT GROOMED | NOT MAINTAINED TO MUDGETT'S CAMP |
| Liberty Trail Parking Area | 325 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Wonalancet Loop Trail | 178 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Great Hill Pond Trail | 587 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Whiteface & Great Hill Pond Trails to Sandwich Trails | 417 | OPEN | 2-20 | Watch out for logging out in Whiteface. |
| Hemenway & Fire Tower Trails | 685 | OPEN | 2-21 | |
| Fire Tower Trail | 27 | OPEN | 2-21 | |
| Hemenway & Great Hill Pond Trail | 514 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Hemenway & North Connector Trail | 382 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Great Hill Pond & North Connector | 180 | OPEN | 2-20 | |
| Welch Top / Dead End | OPEN | 2-9 |