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Grater trail
12 reviews
3.75 of 5
A very wide range of terrain and difficulty. From rolling powerline trails to two monster climbs ( Grater Hill and Suicide Hill ), there's something to challenege everyone. Terrain is usually very damp and sofy until June. Semi-slicks should be used with caution, the woods are very dense here and as a result, there are tons of leaves on the trail floor. If attempting to climb Suicide Hill, use something with descent tread, the soil is very loose there. Hope to see you on the trail!
Traveling on Rt. 101, through Bedford towards Amherst, take a left at the blinking light onto Camp Road. Stay on this, taking a right at South Baboosic Lake Rd. Travel on this road for @ 2 miles, turning left at Grater Rd. Follow this road to the end, trailhead is visible on the left.
Summary: With no reviews for years I feared these trails were dead.
But they are alive and well, and provide some great single track.
I parked at the little lot on the right at the end of Grater Rd. There is a Road Closed sign at the end of the street. If you ride down that short section of road there is a house at the end. There will be double track on the left and right of the road where this house is. If you go left and ride a short ways you will see Salamander trail on the left. This is the single track. Salamander will bring you to another trail called Red Eft (and I ran over a ton of Red Efts LOL), or back to the double track. Red Eft will bring you back to the double track, and the back entrance to Millipede is right there, so you can easily link these 3 trails together.
The singletrack is nice and tight and flows well. Its like FOMBA stuff, but not as rocky. Lots of short little climbs and ups and downs. Considering the wetness of the area, the singletrack was surprisingly dry with hardly any puddles. Tons of bugs though!
The singletrack trails are all marked well with small white signs and state "no motorized vehicles". To the best of my knowledge, Salamander and Red eft were put in after Millipede.
I did not really explore the Pond Parrish side. This is the double track that leaves from the back of the little parking lot. The beginning is ATV trails that are not my cup of tea. But at the end is supposed to be nice fast singletrack around Pond Parris. Might explore that another time.
Recommended Route: Salamander to Red Eft to Millipede. If you link these 3 trails together, you kinda ride Millipede backwards, and it may have less climbing if you ride it from the original start. (But like FOMBA trails, there really isn't a certain direction the trails must be ridden in, only the entrance you would come up to first). Still need to explore more.
You could also skip the entrance to Salamander, ride the doubletrack to the first left, and the entrance to Millipede will be on the right down there. Then link the 3 singletrack trails together. I think Milipede may ride better this way.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Yudicky and FOMBA
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Summary: Actually I've ridden here twice. Both times were rather mediocre. All of the trails were widened/marred by ATV traffic. I couldn't find a single decent piece of singletrack in there, anywhere.. I'll admit, I may have missed this famous "Millipede" everyone is so crazy about, but we rode around in there for a couple of hours each time without finding it. If there is a rider out there who knows how to access this singletrack, and can give me detailed instructions on how to find it, send me an email at matthew_borsa@hotmail.com. Until then, I have to give this trail 2 chilis...
Recommended Route: I can't really recommend any route. They're all overrun by ATV tracks...
Other recommended trails in the same area: The FOMBA trails are the old standby, of course. And Bear Brook S.P. in Allenstown has a vast network of trails. Pawtuckaway, and of course, Fort Rock in Exeter. Not really in the same area, but Blue Job mountain in Rochester is excellent riding.
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Review Date December 1, 2003
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 4 of 5
Technical Difficulty 4 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a week
Reviewed by: John from Horse Hill
,
Weekend Warrior
Summary: I finally made my way onto the Millipede. Of course following trail founder, Tom V.,there made navigation easier. It was worth the wait. This trail is first class southern NH single track with the the look and feel of the FOMBA trails in Auburn. More tight twists and turns than a rattler and a seemingly endless supply of climbs and dips. Forget about shifting, middle ring up front and easiest in the rear and leave it there!
Thanks to all of the trail builders, the Millipede is a beauty!
Recommended Route: Park at the Pond Parish lot. Cross the street and climb to "The Camps". Cross Grater Road and rip down the long hill. Take first left and start to look on the right side of the fire road for the trail entrance about 1/2 mile in.
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Review Date August 4, 2003
Overall Rating 3 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 4 of 5
Technical Difficulty 4 of 5
Ridden Trail: Ridden Once
Reviewed by: Phil
,
Weekend Warrior
, from Amherst
Summary: This is a review of the new loop trail just cut by SCNEMBA. The trail is about 1.5-1.8 miles of VERY TWISTY singletrack. I found myself using my lowest cogs with my granny 100% of the ride. This trail is similar to the "spaghetti bowl" in Nashua without the ramps and bridges-there are many 90 degree slow speed turns followed by logs, rocks or short uphill sections. I ended up walking a lot of the sections(it was wet this day, too, which made the logs slick). In all my computer said it took 37 min. from the parking lot, not counting the walking and one endo, so maybe 45-50 min. total. Cleaning a few of these sections gave me a real sense of accomplishment-These folks put in alot of work-give it a try! I may ride it in the other direction next time-seems like it might be more rideable that way!
Recommended Route: Up Gtrater to gate, go left, take first left,trail is on right about 600'. The exit is about 600'past the entrance, but hard to see, up a short drop.
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Review Date October 18, 2002
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a month
Reviewed by: rett
, from Bedford NH
Summary: This is a great set of trails! My Dad and I lived about 1 mile from it and we used to ride it once in a while but we never really explored it. I have be there several times this summer and i never get sick of it. There is just so much to choose from that you can ride for hours and the only trail youll ride twice is the entrance trail. And for all you single track extreamist, there a about a mile or 2 of FAST single trake down hill on the right of the parking area. And For all my fellow freeriders, I am planning on making some bridges and apparatuses next summer. Keep riding
Recommended Route: Same as all the rest
Other recommended trails in the same area: try the side trails of the lake masasbisic trail
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