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Originally Posted by montvm  Maybe he will lobby to re-open this trail, and work with the state and rangers. From what i have read on other boards about cleaning up owl's head sign's ect, it does sound like the rangers are pretty serious about keeping the Ossippe's strictly a wilderness area. |
As far as I know, most of the Ossipees are conservation trust property - I don't think anything in there is WMNF - or for that matter WMNF wilderness.
The trust has opened a large amount of trails around Castle in the Clouds in recent years...my guess is that if he works with them and is willing to adopt the trail, they may be okay with it. There are a bunch of old carriage roads and bridle pathes in there.
Not sure where this Banana Trail is, but my guess is it's between Mt. Shaw and the old Whittier ski area.
I'd love to see an official trail to Black Snout (the real one, not the one on their map). I think I know where the trailhead is, but I don't feel adventurous enough to hike it yet.