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Tower Hill Pond Loop Winter Hike photo
FEB 28
Auburn, NH Saturday • Feb 28

Tower Hill Pond Loop Winter Hike

Attending: 11
Join us for a scenic, easy-paced hike around Tower Hill Pond—a peaceful 3.8-mile loop just outside Manchester that feels worlds away from the city.
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dpbyrnes posted a comment on an event: Mt. Chocorua Loop Hike 51 minutes ago
All Trails however is showing like no more than 14% or lower of snow all day in their new trail conditions feature. The wind is not looking bad at all, won’t get to higher gusts until 6pm and later. Other than the driving any impact should be minor. But the trail report I posted was from Wed said drifts etc, so snowshoes for sure.
dpbyrnes posted a comment on an event: Mt. Chocorua Loop Hike 51 minutes ago
Hi Rob, yes I've been thinking along those lines. Primarly because the Ledges can be a bit tricky to follow in the winter if not somewhat broken. We’ve got a number of trail options. There hasn't been snow since Wednesday up there, or maybe at inch at the most. 25% chance of snow 1-3 inches in the morning hours and the beginning of the hike
rlricchi posted a comment on an event: Mt. Chocorua Loop Hike 1 hours ago
I’m still up for a hike. In NH now. I might consider a trail combo that minimizes ledges and above treeline if there’s a lot of snow/wind.
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LikesTrees posted a comment on an event: Mt. Chocorua Loop Hike 3 hours ago
Need to pull out - hope to catch you in a future outing. This is a fav loop tho - have fun!
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SEP 27
Member Report Benton, NH

Black Mountain

Saturday • Sep 27, 2025 •
Magical Adventure immersed in Fired UP Foliage
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