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davmaz
May 16th, 2006, 01:23 PM
Latest from our Trail Boss Kevin!

FOMBA is questionable, until the water recedes.

Depot road and the parking lot are now located downstream. The parking lot is a 6 foot deep stream. The road below it looks like ribbon candy. Depot Rd is washed out on both ends. So theres no vehicle access to the parking lot via Hooksett Road or Old Candia road.

Little Massabesic isn't so little anymore. The Boardyard is a grassy beach. The fireroads to the west of Fireline and south of Woodpecker and Long Trail are under about a foot or two of water. I haven't been in on Hemlock, but knowing the terrain pretty well, i would guess that parts of it are under water.

The Rock trail (railbed) is washed out, and is a 20 foot wide and deep stream, just east of Foxtail entrance. The only access into the singletrack is byway of the Rock trail from Hooksett Road to Depot Rd. Not sure if you could get there from Front Park at exit 1 or not. I'm guessing that its under water after it crosses NH Rt 121, which has been closed since Saturday.

Its an island. Access from the Auburn safety complex will not be an option until the water goes down.

I don't have any info regarding the repair of the road and parking lot. I'll send an update when i have more info.

off piste
May 16th, 2006, 01:48 PM
:'(

davmaz
May 18th, 2006, 10:38 AM
I went down Depot road to the barracades and footed it in to the board yard parking lot. It's gone, washed out just a bunch of gullys. Depot road is unpassable with sections gone from both sides of the former parking lot. Judging the extent of the damage and the class of the road I wouldn't look at it as an option to the trails for some time.
Sould hear smore at tonights FOMBA meeting. Will keep everyone posted.

off piste
May 18th, 2006, 11:04 AM
Crap! You could park over by Tower Hill Road and ride over from there, but I'm guesing that section of Corridor 15 that runs through the swamp is a lake right now. And I'm betting that the rail trail towards Manchester is pretty much submerged in places as well.