[BroadHopper]

The road is steep in history. It was built to get iron ore from Belknap Mtn range to Gilmanton Iron Works. It was a passable road up until the 80s.

The road is listed as Class 4 in the NH road gazetteer. Navionics, where most of the GPS maps came from also list the road as Class 4.

Around 2015, I decided to revisit Durrell Mtn Rd with my Pathfinder. On the Belmont side, there were large boulders blocking the entrance. So, I went to the Gilford side and it was open. On the Gilford side part of the road is a major snowmobile corridor. When the snowmobile corridor ended, the road was barely passable. I did manage to travel to the rock barricade. As I was turning around, a man approaches me and says I was trespassing. I told him I'm on my way back. I did not see any trespassing signs. He claims there is a gate at the other end. I did not see one. I also showed him my GPS that shows it is a road. He said the GPS is wrong.

I visited the Belmont road agent. He said it was classified as Class 4 and the man who approach me must give right of way until he gets permission from the DOT to close the road.

I visited the Gilford road agent, he said the same. The road is on Belknap Conservative Trust land. He had no idea why the man in Belmont says I am trespassing.

Today there is a gate that prevents ATVs from using the snowmobile corridor on the Gilford side. You can still walk the road to Belmont. The boulders are still there on Belmont side.

The GPS and the NH road atlas still show the road as class 4.