From the trailhead, the trail enters white pine forest and follows a narrow, steep section on pine needles, to a road junction. The trail heads right onto a packed gravel road for 0.25 miles to large open area. There is a sign indicating a left turn off the road. The trail travels through tall grassy vegetation and sometimes mud, then crosses a powerline clearing (with gates on both sides) and continues up the hill. Stay to the right at the fork to travel the loop in the recommended counter-clockwise direction.
The trail starting at the loop is wide and grassy through a hardwood forest. At the top there is short steep section, crossing through small mixed hemlock stand, then eventually reaching the height of land through a nice fern-covered opening. The trail heads left and continues to the top, where there is a spur-trail on the left to a small look out. The main trail continues down from here through hardwood forest, including a very steep descent. Eventually the loop returns to the trail that croses the powerline clearing back to the trailhead, to the right. Note: following the road brings you back down to NH-16 south of the parking lot.
For additional information, visit the Milan Community Forest Committee website, or contact:
Town of Milan Community Forest CommitteeParking is at the State of New Hampshire lot for the Nansen Ski Jump on NH-16 just north of the Berlin-Milan town line, It is10.1 miles north of the junction with US-2 in Gorham, and 24.6 miles south of the juction with NH-26 in Errol. The trailhead is at the south end of the parking lot and marked by a kiosk.
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