[at-l] Cohos Trail Closing

[Mark Hudson]

Enjoy that video Sly, looks like the only views you'll get. Sloetoe at least
gets some kind of story out of it.
The Cohos Trail was quite an adventure, and I would love to have seen it
grow, I think it had lots of potential for people looking to get off the
beaten track...

skeeter

Friends:
The trailing message is the latest information on the status of the Cohos
Trail. While Kim indicates that he is leaving and the trail will close I
believe that sections of the Cohos Trail will continue to be maintained
because they fill a need for hikers to connect from one trail to another.
The connection from Route 115 through Pondicherry to the Kilkenny Ridge
Trail will continue to be maintained and in fact will be improved this year.


Kim and the Board will be sending out a formal news release soon. I
appreciate all the work that Kim has done and ask that you also thank him
for all he has done. Stay tuned.

David Govatski
Jefferson, NH

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> Unfortunately, the board of directors has voted to close the Cohos Trail
> for
> a number of reasons, including the lack of sufficient funds to maintain
> the
> trail to a necessary standard; because landownership changes have created
> a
> number of troublesome gaps in the trail that can't be connected without
> long
> road walks; because there is not a Coos-based group of enthusiasts
> dedicated
> to keeping the trail business in order; and because
> I've been at it 10 years with no salary and no help on the administrative
> side, and I'm just flat out tired of it.
>
>  So, with regret, I have to tell you that the trail will soon formally
> close-- we will issue a press release and talk to the media about it --
> and
> steps will be taken to take down the signage, paint out the blazing and
> dismantle the structures if the landowners wish us to do that.
>
> Kim