What will this small amount of snow do?

boat_guy64 · 01-31-2013, 01:01 PM

Sure is nice to see all of these towns, state and clubs etc... working together. They say several hundred miles of trails....

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ATV USE APPROVED ON SOME COLEBROOK ROADS
Supporters hope new measure helps make NH an ATV destination

JANUARY 15, 2013 - Paula Tracy writes about the outdoors for WMUR.com

COLEBROOK, N.H. - Colebrook selectmen have approved a request to open portions of roads on the eastern part of the town and into the town center for all-terrain vehicle use with automobiles beginning this spring.

Gorham town officials are looking at a similar measure as part of a larger effort to make the Great North Woods a national destination for ATVs.

Chris Gamache, director of the state bureau of trails, said Berlin, Pittsburg and now Stewartstown have passed measures to allow the riders access to stores, gas stations and restaurants from the trail to the road.

On Jan. 9, Colebrook joined in as well. About 80 attended a public hearing on the subject Dec. 19 where there was widespread support for the idea, he said.

With Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin becoming the center for ATV riding in the state, a plan is now under way to develop a network of trails which will allow riders to travel from Berlin to Errol to Colebrook to Beecher Falls, Vt. to Pittsburg and loop back with connections between Dixville and Stark.

"It would be a several hundred-mile route if you did the whole thing," said Gamache.

"This would be a national draw for ATV riders. We have a lot of international attention from Jericho right now," he noted.

The selectmen agreed to open up roads after the spring thaw in Colebrook. Those roads include East Colebrook Road, Pleasant Street, Gould Street, Cross Street, Reed Road, Colby Street, Russell Road, Bear Rock Road, Brandy Lee Lane, Cree Road, Bill Bromage Drive, Depot Street and Lombard Street.

Gamache said he met last week with Gorham selectmen, who are looking at their roads and ATV map and may have something in place there in time for the spring.

robbsracingengines · 02-06-2013, 06:56 PM

I am an avid ATV rider. I used to ride snowmobiles also. For many years I had both. After years of disappointment in the lack of snow and/or the expense of traveling to the far north country to ride, I gave up on snowmobiling. Its awesome, but it just doesnt snow enough in the southern half of the state, where I live, to warrent owning one anymore. I cant afford to spend the money to travel to the Burg to ride. With an ATV I can ride anytime I want. Snow just adds to the fun. There will always be the bickering about what ATVs do to the trails. In the winter I ride trails that are both ATV and snowmo trails. But out of courtesy to the snowmobilers I wont ride them on the warmer days. If its over freezing 32 degrees I go to the ATV trails. If snowmobilers chose to ride there and the trails are all train tracked from the ATVs they have no reason to complain. There ATV trails. I have been to many places on days when its 30 degrees out with a dozen ATVers and you cant even tell we were there. So its not fair to say that they ruin the trails always. Ive seen many trails ruined by sleds.

trfour · 02-06-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by robbsracingengines

I am an avid ATV rider. I used to ride snowmobiles also. For many years I had both. After years of disappointment in the lack of snow and/or the expense of traveling to the far north country to ride, I gave up on snowmobiling. Its awesome, but it just doesnt snow enough in the southern half of the state, where I live, to warrent owning one anymore. I cant afford to spend the money to travel to the Burg to ride. With an ATV I can ride anytime I want. Snow just adds to the fun. There will always be the bickering about what ATVs do to the trails. In the winter I ride trails that are both ATV and snowmo trails. But out of courtesy to the snowmobilers I wont ride them on the warmer days. If its over freezing 32 degrees I go to the ATV trails. If snowmobilers chose to ride there and the trails are all train tracked from the ATVs they have no reason to complain. There ATV trails. I have been to many places on days when its 30 degrees out with a dozen ATVers and you cant even tell we were there. So its not fair to say that they ruin the trails always. Ive seen many trails ruined by sleds.

I hear ya robbsracingengines. It seems it's real hard to teach those there TrackSpinners, and they don't seem teachable in other life lessons either....

Terry
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boat_guy64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Windham and Meredith Posts: 226 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 33 Thanked 90 Times in 43 Posts	Some details Sure is nice to see all of these towns, state and clubs etc... working together. They say several hundred miles of trails.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATV USE APPROVED ON SOME COLEBROOK ROADS Supporters hope new measure helps make NH an ATV destination JANUARY 15, 2013 - Paula Tracy writes about the outdoors for WMUR.com COLEBROOK, N.H. - Colebrook selectmen have approved a request to open portions of roads on the eastern part of the town and into the town center for all-terrain vehicle use with automobiles beginning this spring. Gorham town officials are looking at a similar measure as part of a larger effort to make the Great North Woods a national destination for ATVs. Chris Gamache, director of the state bureau of trails, said Berlin, Pittsburg and now Stewartstown have passed measures to allow the riders access to stores, gas stations and restaurants from the trail to the road. On Jan. 9, Colebrook joined in as well. About 80 attended a public hearing on the subject Dec. 19 where there was widespread support for the idea, he said. With Jericho Mountain State Park in Berlin becoming the center for ATV riding in the state, a plan is now under way to develop a network of trails which will allow riders to travel from Berlin to Errol to Colebrook to Beecher Falls, Vt. to Pittsburg and loop back with connections between Dixville and Stark. "It would be a several hundred-mile route if you did the whole thing," said Gamache. "This would be a national draw for ATV riders. We have a lot of international attention from Jericho right now," he noted. The selectmen agreed to open up roads after the spring thaw in Colebrook. Those roads include East Colebrook Road, Pleasant Street, Gould Street, Cross Street, Reed Road, Colby Street, Russell Road, Bear Rock Road, Brandy Lee Lane, Cree Road, Bill Bromage Drive, Depot Street and Lombard Street. Gamache said he met last week with Gorham selectmen, who are looking at their roads and ATV map and may have something in place there in time for the spring.

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robbsracingengines Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I am an avid ATV rider. I used to ride snowmobiles also. For many years I had both. After years of disappointment in the lack of snow and/or the expense of traveling to the far north country to ride, I gave up on snowmobiling. Its awesome, but it just doesnt snow enough in the southern half of the state, where I live, to warrent owning one anymore. I cant afford to spend the money to travel to the Burg to ride. With an ATV I can ride anytime I want. Snow just adds to the fun. There will always be the bickering about what ATVs do to the trails. In the winter I ride trails that are both ATV and snowmo trails. But out of courtesy to the snowmobilers I wont ride them on the warmer days. If its over freezing 32 degrees I go to the ATV trails. If snowmobilers chose to ride there and the trails are all train tracked from the ATVs they have no reason to complain. There ATV trails. I have been to many places on days when its 30 degrees out with a dozen ATVers and you cant even tell we were there. So its not fair to say that they ruin the trails always. Ive seen many trails ruined by sleds.