FUTURE EVENTS

Sunday, August 16, 2026, Volunteer Work Event.

Cleaning up Tumbledick trail. Meeting at 8 am at Coleman State Park Campground, Diamond Pond Road, Stewartstown, just north of Coleman Lodges. We will park across the street from the campground. We will have a sign. Work to be done: weed whacking, lopping, blowdown removal. RSVP to cohostrail@gmail.com

𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣 𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗔 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗛𝗢𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟!

The Cohos Trail Association needs 𝟲+ 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 on Saturday, August 8, for a focused trail-work event on the Tumbledick Mountain Trail, just south of Coleman State Park.

Our goal is to clear approximately one mile of intense overgrowth where the trail crosses the steep shoulder of Tumbledick Mountain. This challenging section needs plenty of hands, and the work completed by this crew will make an immediate and noticeable difference for Cohos Trail hikers.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟴, 𝗮𝘁 𝟴 𝗮.𝗺.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝟭𝟭𝟲𝟲 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲. **Please park beside the recreation center at the entrance to Coleman State Park. We will have signs identifying the parking and meeting area.**

Google Maps directions:

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Coleman State Park · 1166 Diamond Pond Rd, Stewartstown, NH 03576

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Thanks to special access permission, we will be able to take a truck 1.9 miles beyond the gate along the Corridor 18 snowmobile trail and shuttle volunteers directly to the starting point. That means less time getting to the work area and more time tackling this heavily overgrown section of trail!

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗:

𝟮+ 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱-𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄

𝟮+ 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄

𝟮 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚:

Work gloves, loppers, ear and eye protection, sturdy footwear, a backpack, lunch, and plenty of water. TCTA can provide loppers if you do not have your own.

Trail work typically concludes around 2 p.m., at which time we will make our way back to Coleman State Park, where TCTA will provide snacks and drinks for volunteers.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗪? Reply in the comments below or email TCTA President Sue Wentworth at cohostrail@gmail.com to sign up.

Six volunteers will get the crews started, but more hands will help us accomplish even more. Come spend the day with us and help create a clearer path through this challenging stretch of the Cohos Trail!

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Our board of directors is planning to hold volunteer work events every month during the summer and fall. The dates are as follows: August 8, August 29, September 26, October 17. All the details are to be determined. We will add more information as we are able.

Past Events

Here are some of the things we’ve been up to recently…

Saturday, July 25, 2026, Volunteer Work Event.

𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝟴+ 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟮𝟱!

Join the Cohos Trail Association for a focused day of trail maintenance on the Gadwah Notch Trail section of the Cohos Trail system.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟴 𝗮.𝗺.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 Stark, 𝗡𝗛

Google Maps directions:

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Thanks to special access permission, we can take a truck approximately 1 mile beyond the gate and use 2 side-by-sides to shuttle volunteers and equipment 3 miles north of the trailhead. That means less time hauling equipment and more time making a visible difference!

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗:

𝟮 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗥 𝗺𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄, working south

𝟮 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱-𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄, working north to clear approximately 1 mile

𝟭 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹-𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄, installing yellow blazes, arrows, and CT signs

𝟯+ 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻-𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄, continuing from where our crew left off

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚:

Work gloves, loppers, ear and eye protection, sturdy footwear, a backpack, lunch, snacks, and plenty of water. TCTA can provide loppers if you do not have your own.

Trail work typically concludes around 2 p.m. We will then make our way back to the cookout location to relax, refuel, and enjoy some time together after a productive day on the trail!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄? 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗖𝗧𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 cohostrail@gmail.com 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽.

The more hands we have, the more trail we can clear!

Saturday, June 11, 2026, Volunteer Work Event. Kelsey Notch

We are going to continue cutting a new section of trail to reroute part of the Kelsey Notch Trail. This reroute will bring hikers off a nearly 2 mile section of shared road (vehicles & ATVs) and into the forest.

We are meeting at 8 am at the Huntington Cascades Wayside area on Route 26 in Dixville. The wayside area is on your right if traveling East from Colebrook. Approximately 12 miles from Colebrook. It is beyond the Table Rock trail head and after you go over the height of land.

Saturday, June 13, 2026, National Trails Day Volunteer Work Event. Kelsey Notch, we continued working on this project on June 27th. We will be back at it on July 11th.

meeting at 8 am at the Huntington Cascades Wayside area on Route 26 in Dixville. The wayside area is on your right if traveling East from Colebrook. Approximately 12 miles from Colebrook. It is beyond the Table Rock trail head and after you go over the height of land.

Due to the weather forecast for Saturday, we are holding his event on Sunday, May 31st, York Pond Road in Berlin, NH. We are going to clear a section of the Kilkenny Ridge Trail from Willard Notch to Middle Weeks. Meeting at 8 am at the end of York Pond Road. We will hike in 2.5 miles on the York Pond Trail to reach the Kilkenny Ridge Trail in Willard Notch. We will be clearing trail heading south to Middle Weeks. Any questions, please email cohostrail@gmail.com.

October 4, 2025, 8 am at Coleman State Park Campground (not to be confused with Coleman Lodges).

Volunteers are needed to help us brush back the Tumbledick and Sugar Hill sections of the Mighty Cohos Trail. Volunteers will need work gloves and a pair of loppers. Pack water, lunch, and snacks too. We will meet across the street from the Coleman State Park Campground. Half of the volunteers will be transported and dropped off at the south end of the Sugar Hill Trail, the other half of the group will be transported up the snowmobile section to the beginning of the foot path or as close as possible to the beginning of the footpath. When the two groups meet somewhere in the middle, everyone will return to Coleman state park. If you have a weed whacker and are comfortable carrying it along the trail, it would come in handy in some areas.

To reach Coleman State Park Campground, travel north on route 3 to Colebrook, NH, take a right turn on Route 26 East heading towards Dixville Notch. Left turn on Diamond Pond Road. Travel all the way towards little Diamond Pond, the campground will be on the right, parking on the left. You will pass Coleman State Park Lodges prior to reaching the campground, please drive beyond.

If you have questions, please email cohos@cohostrail.org We hope to see you there. Thank you.

June 7, 2025, National Trails Day – 9 am – Middle Black Cat, Pittsburg, NH. Travel route 3 north through the village of Pittsburg and beyond the first 2 Connecticut Lakes, the gathering location is West Inlet road, just north of highway marker 236. If you have any questions, please feel free to email cohostrail@gmail.com. Thank you! Hope we see you there. We will have a post work day tailgate with some raffle prizes. We had 20 volunteers that day. The work was completed and then we have a fun time with a tail gate party. Thank you to everyone who participated and thank you to our sponsors: Littleton Food Coop, Shaws Lancaster, and the Coos Brewery in Colebrook

Saturday, May 10, 2025- Join TCTA board member, James “Mitch” Mitchell for a traverse of the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge. After meeting with the participants and spotting vehicles, we will follow the Cohos Trail northbound starting from Route 115 and hike to our final destination at the Colonel Whipple trailhead. This 5.4 mile section of trail follows relatively flat terrain. We will meet at 8 am and expect we will return to the Route 115 trailhead around 12:30 pm, while hiking at a medium pace taking in the fine views and looking for signs of wildlife. If you are interested in joining, contact Mitch to register and obtain additional details at mountainmitch20@gmail.com or 603-831-1682.

September 28, 2024, 8:45 am

Volunteer work day in Dixville, NH. Helpers needed for tread work and trail relocations. The table link and wilderness link sections are in bad need of slight relocations. We will be meeting at the Table Rock trail head on route 26 in Dixville Notch. We will be hiking up the table rock trail to access the link sections. This is a great opportunity to visit Table Rock too. Pack your lunch, fluids and some work gloves. If you have loppers, handsaw, pro hoe or mattock, please bring these too. We will have some extra tools to loan as well. Please email cohostrail@gmail.com with any questions or to let us know you will be joining us. Thank you very much!

Sunday, June 30th 2024

Volunteer Work Day.

Time: 9 am

Where: Rte 3 in Pittsburg, NH, meeting at highway marker 233

How to get there: Route 3 north, highway marker 233, parking on the right hand side of the road

The volunteers will be hand carrying planks to be added to existing bog bridges. We will be hiking on a fisherman path that is a short cut to the Falls in The River Trail where the planks are going. Once the planks have been carried to location, they will be attached next to existing planks. If we have enough volunteers, carrying in 8 planks should go quickly. Once this project is accomplished, we will drive a little further north on rte 3 to the Black Cat Trail. Once there, volunteers will be clearing blowdowns, branches, stepovers and cleaning drainages as well as lopping back the growth. Hand saws, loppers and hoes are needed. We will provide the hoes.

Questions? cohostrail@gmail.com

Saturday, June 1st 2024

National Trails Day.

Time: 9 am to 3 pm (early birds welcome as early as 8 am)

Where: Nilsen’s Leg Hedgehog Road in Clarksville

How to get there: Route 3 north, right on Route 145, left on Cedar Stream Road, travel a mile, right on Deadwater Loop Road. Travel 4 miles, right on Hedgehog Road keeping left at the kiosk, and drive to the gate. This is the southern end of Nilsen’s leg.

This section of the Cohos Trail opened in the fall of 2022. It is a fairly rough section. We are going to polish it up and make it the gem of the Cohos in honor of the namesake, Kim Nilsen- founder of the mighty Cohos trail.

Puncheon spans to be added, drainage improved and tread to be defined.

There will be a tailgate gathering with door prizes and refreshments at the end of the workday.

Questions? cohostrail@gmail.com

September 10th, 25th anniversary celebration! A group of Cohos Trail Association members enjoyed a fesitive anniversary celebration at the Reklis Brewery in Bethlehem, NH.

August 26 – 8 am – Gadwah Notch Trail –

construction of 30 new bog bridges. Volunteers should drive to the far end of Nash Stream Road which ends at the gate to Gadwah Notch. We will drive beyond this gate about half a mile to park. The work site is approximately 3 miles from where we will park and is spread over a half mile to one mile further north. The lumber is on site. We need volunteers to help nail the chicken wire to each plank and assemble it. We will provide all the materials and most of the tools. Please bring a hammer, gloves, lunch, and water. Let’s hope for a beautiful late summer day. Gadwah Notch is a very special place along the Mighty Cohos Trail. Please rsvp to cohostrail@gmail.com.

August 19, 2023 – Old Home Day Pittsburg, NH – TCTA was a vendor at this event. Sharing information and selling merchandise.

August 5, 2023 – 8 am – Dixville NH – replacing rotten bog bridges on the Sanguinary Summit Trail north of Panorama shelter. We will meet outside of the Balsams property at 8 am, the group will then proceed together to drive to the back area of the Balsams resort where we will drive as close as we can to the work site. We will be bringing in the materials with us. Please wear long sleeves and gloves will be very important. Pack your lunch and bring water. Due to security concerns on the property, everyone will enter and leave the property as a group.

June 3, 2023 – National Trails Day – 9 am at the northern terminus of the bog bridge trail section. Parking on Magalloway road, approximately one mile down the road on the left. Magalloway road is just beyond highway marker 231.2 when traveling north on rte 3. Volunteers will hike in close to a mile where we will replace 27 aging bog bridges. The lumber is on site. 14 volunteers completed the project. This was year 4 of a 4 year project. Well Done!

Join us for a day of bridge building on the brand new Nilsen’s leg. on September 10, 2022, meet at 9 AM at school parking lot on Route 3 in Pittsburg NH. just north of Route 145, in downtown Pittsburg. In addition, we will be having a small celebration with pizza and beverages at 530PM on Saturday after the workday. This will be held at a Lake Francis state park shelter, look for the signs near campsite #22. Rain date of September 24th! We will be only able to park a limited number of vehicles at the site and so we will be transporting volunteers to the south start of the new trail. The primary purpose of the workday is to put in puncheon spans in the wet areas of the trail. Bring lunch, gloves, water, and your enthusiasm for a fun day of working on the new trail. We also will have crews blazing the trail, un-blazing and un-signing the old route. Plus, we will have a crew putting up new signs and blazes on existing paths. We have limited tent sites available at Lake Francis State Park, but if interested in camping Friday or Saturday nights contact Ken Vallery, kenv91263@yahoo.com to reserve a TCTA site or go directly to the State parks website.

https://www.nhstateparks.org/…/lake-francis-state-park

Much of the trail construction was completed in four weeks this summer by a hard-working youth conservation crew from Northwoods Stewardship Center. This crew was funded by a NH RTP grant from the State Division of Natural and Cultural Resources, Trails bureau. Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is a competitive grant program that offers funding for quality public trail projects throughout New Hampshire. Limited grants are available for motorized, non-motorized and diversified trails. Additional match funding for this new trail comes from an anonymous donor, who has been a strong supporter of trail projects for us over a number of years.

see you in Pittsburg.

July 23, 2022 – Volunteers dismantled 20 old bog bridges and replaced with new lumber. All was topped with chicken wire for additional traction.

June 4, 2022 – volunteers constructed 25 new bog bridges on the Covell Mt. Trail.

May 22, 2022 – 8 bog bridges were replaced on the Falls in the River Trail by a group of volunteers.

October 9th, 2021 – 4th CT Lake trail – Bog bridges completed and all covered in chicken wire for traction.

September 18th, 2021 – Bridge over Big Brook on the Falls in River Trail rebuilt.

August 28, 2021 – 4th CT Lake trail – Bog Bridges covered in chicken wire for traction.

Coon Brook Bridge Repair/Trail Clearing
Saturday October 19th 2019, 9:00AM-4:00PM
Pittsburg, NH

We need a few people to come up to Pittsburg on October 19th at 9:00 to help repair the Coon Brook Bridge on the Bog Bridge Trail. Meet up on Magalloway Road at the pull-off above the junction of the Moose Alley and Bog Bridge Trails. Look for CT signs on Route 3 and the Magalloway Road sign. Drive about a mile down and look for our sign and small pull-off. Bring lunch, hand loppers, and water, and join us in some Cohos Trail fun. Please bring orange clothing for hunting safety.

Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge – Slide Brook Trail Bridge Replacement
Saturday November 2nd 2019, 8:00AM-1:30PM
Jefferson, NH

Come join us at 8:00 on November 2nd to repair and replace some worn bridges on the Slide Brook Trail. We may also fill some holes in the beaver dam/trail. There is a small carry-in of materials and just a few people needed. Email Cohos@cohostrail.org for more information. Bring a lunch and wear orange.