The COHOS TRAIL ASSOCIATION

Gadwah Notch
The trail narrows and leaves the old wood clearings and becomes a full woods trail in the notch. Bog bridges were built in here and the trail is much improved, but there is a need for three or four new bridges at the south end to get around some standing water.
This notch exhibits a good many blowdowns almost every year. The notch has to be cleaned out so people can get through this tough stretch.
On the north end of the notch, the trail drops easily out of the notch. Clipping and blowdown removal are about all that is needed for half a mile. Sometimes blowdowns have to be bypassed as sometimes trees fall in clusters in this area.
At the first blue boundary pin going north, the trail cuts hard right. Blazing has to be touched up in here and on the ridgeline so that the trail is easy to follow.
Pathway eventually becomes dead level and runs east through a open woodland with some narrow meadow openings. Moose move in here constantly. After about a football field length, the trail cuts hard left up a little rise. THIS IS A CRITICAL SPOT. The signage has fallen. We need a big post in here with new arrow signs on it. HIGH PRIORITY!
Blazing has to be repainted in here as trail makes an S turn and runs along a second ridge before dropping off the mountain. Clipping required.
Trail becomes steep in one section where a pro crew did some good trail work. This section needs clipping to cut down the witch hobble plants.
Descend to the base of the ridge and level out. Minor clipping in here to the second blue boundary pin. Check the arrow sign and bog bridge in here to see how they are holding up.
From here to a quarter mile uphill to the huge yellow birch boundary tree, the trail needs clipping a little bit. There are some wet spots in an old tote lane but hikers can usually get around them without much trouble. A ditch or two in here might improve this a little, but it's not a high priority.
From the boundary tree to the junction with the Baldhead Trail, the way needs only minor clipping.