Chesuncook

Great Riding!

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Trails are all groomed and ready to ride. We suggest using the NEW Maxfild Brook Trail headed north from the Ragged Lake Trail. This will avoid any brown trails. Follow the signs to Chesuncook. Fantastic weather, mid 30's during the days and teens at night. The latest forecast calls for nice weather this week into the weekend.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=CAR&llon=-69.912083&rlon=-68.852083&tlat=46.077917&blat=45.020417&smap=1&mp=0&map.x=113&map.y=6

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Chesuncook Trail System Map

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:38:00 +0000

Chesuncook Trail System
Our current trail system is from Pittston Farm Seboomook Trail to Little Lobster Lake. Or from the Millinocket and Kokadjo take the Ragged Lake Trail to the NEW Maxfield Brook Trail and head north to Little Lobster then continue north to the Salmon Pond Trail then your here. It's all signed and groomed. ENJOY, and ride safe!

Google Earth Link:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106507245598943280745.000462fc3d6ecd804b03f&t=h&z=10

Thank You Peter

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:28:00 +0000

Good evening. I can not tell you what a pleasure it was for me and my snowmobile buddies to visit your wonderful Inn on Chesuncook Lake. From the young man that provided fuel for our sleds to the waitress who took our order for a lunch. The food was great, the Root beer tasty but most of all it was the hospitality of you and your children. I wish you the best of success and the best of good health and look forward to coming back for another wonderful experience next year. By the way this is from the Peter one of the snowmobiles that our friends called you about last evening when we showed up late. Thank you for your concern. We enjoyed the trains. God Bless Peter K.

Peter Z. Kupczak
84 Jaffee Terrace
Colchester CT 06415

Trail Conditions

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:15:00 +0000

Trails are all groomed last night after 5 hours of welding repairs on the groomer's tracks, we where up and running.....Ah, crawling! Plenty of snow and with the low nigh time temps the trails are setting up good. Off trail riding is as good as is gets. When snowed last week is was wet and heavy, now off trail has 2-3" of hard pack with 2'+ of snow under. We'll be grooming up the small connector trails to the Trains this afternoon.

Ragged Riders and the Chesuncook Snowmobile Club opened a new trail yesterday from the Ragged Lake Trail to Little Lobster. Nice Ride, great views of Spencer Mt. headed south and Lobster Lake headed north. THANKS TO THE LANDOWNER WE HAVE THIS TRAIL TO USE AND ENJOY! The trail is 10 miles long and winds through some beautiful country. It is signed and groomed so have fun!

Trail Conditions

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:46:00 +0000

We ended up with 12" of heavy wet snow and another 2" today. Everything is groomed up and in great shape, judging by all the smiles on the trail, folks where having a good ride. The Lobster Trip trail was plowed up again and we spent 3 hours putting the trail back down on a groom that should have taken an hour or less.

We are hooking up with the Pittston Farm Groomer at the north end of NE Carry Road and the Burbank Road on the Moosehead Loop. We are grooming the side of the Lobster Trip Road with the Land Mangers permission. Be careful, it's a multi-use trail and there are vehicles on sharing the road.

We need to hear from you, start typing and tell us how the trails are. Off to do the Salmon Trail, just rode and it's washboard.....sorry just groomed it yesterday afternoon. Temps dropped below 30F, so where good to groom.

Snow!

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:25:00 +0000

Plenty of snow this morning. Temps holding below 30F should bring more snow throughout the day. 6" of new snow since sunrise and 4" yesterday.

We'll be grooming late today and all night. So will all the other clubs in the Northwoods Trail system. Logging in some areas finished up weeks ago and we've been waiting for a significant snow to groom the trails. Pay attention, with 16-20" of new snow things will look a little different this weekend.

YES MORE SNOW!!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:04:00 +0000

Just got dumped with another 8 inches today! We've been grooming all day and the trails are PERFECT!!!! Groomed from Northeast Carry, Lobster Trip Road trail, Loop Road trail, Little Lobster trail, Poulin Road trail, and up to the Salmon Pond trail (that will be done late tomorrow). We also groomed up to Mud Pond including all the connector trails and a newly opened trail which avoids Mud Pond Carry.

Snow!

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:29:00 +0000

You know it's been a dry winter when 2", now 3" of new snow is something to write about. We've been getting an inch a night for the the past 3 nights and this morning finally some measurable snow.

Better late than never. Think snow!

Trails

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:28:00 +0000

The Lobster Trip Road trail is pretty bony due to no new snow. If your coming up you can take the Black Pond Trail around Female Mt. then head north a few miles (it's signed) to the Greenville Road over the Golden Rd then onto Caribou Lake then head up the lake we'll be here.

Also, you can trailer to our parking lot at mile 1 on the Pine Stream Road and take the Salmon Pond Trail up and ride our trails over to the trains on Eagle or up to Caucomogomauc Dam Loop.

Off to Groom!

Snow, trails and Lake Ice

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:13:00 +0000

We're still holding onto plenty of snow, 12"+ off trail. If you get stuck off trail in these conditions you better pray no one has a camera. The off trail and lake ice is riding incredible. The lakes are flat with enough snow for traction and cooling. Our trails where all groomed Wednesday and Thursday and are in excellent condition.

When you get into the North Woods snow-belt (north of the Golden Road) you'll get into good snow. If your headed up on our Chesuncook trail from NE Carry, it's worth a couple of bony stretches to get up here. When your North of the Logging Camps your golden.

Trail re-route from Lobster Trip Road to Loop Road, pay attention! This trail brings you down and around the Logging Camps. Those folks at the camps have been very accommodating letting us run trough the middle of their operation while cutting/hauling was taking place on the Loop Road. Thank You very much Mr. Crawford!

This is looking like a VERY SHORT SEASON, don't let it pass you by. You already registered your sled. Trailer it up to the south end of the Lake, or to our trail head at the Pine Stream and Golden Road. Plenty of plowed out parking.

SEE YA!

Trails and Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:39:00 +0000

For all of you who stayed home this weekend, you missed out on some great riding and good weather.

*****WE HAVE SNOW HERE****

Just around 18" off trail and a good 10" on trail. There is plenty of snow on the lakes too, and the lakes are flat as a pancake. 2-3" of new snow yesterday and a couple more expected today.

See you on the trail!

Fresh Fish

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Zack caught this one yesterday at dusk....goes with cusk I guess. Fishing has been pretty good here. Plenty of action, no trophies yet. This one filleted and chunk-ed up, then deep fried, will taste just like scallops if not better.

Groomed Trails

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:06:00 +0000

They're all groomed! Just finished Salmon Trail to NE Carry Trail. Pulled back snow that was plowed off the trail on the Lobster Trip Road and made a good 10' wide trail on the roadside. It's not perfect, but it will keep you running cool. in the snow.

The trails going to the trains north of here have been re-routed also. No more Mud Pond Carry "Jet Skiing". You'll have a dry butt now!

Ride Safe.........Enjoy!

Salmon Trail

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:59:00 +0000

New Salmon Trail is in a word, "WOW" and that's not just me. The first group I encountered yesterday morning while I was putting up signs and cutting alders. Stopped and said "WOW that's the real deal"! So, the 15 mile re-rote is a success, and folks coming in all day loved it too.

Here is the trail in a nutshell:

Cross the Golden Road at the Poulin Trail onto the Pine Stream Road, stay left where it's groomed for a 1/4 mile and then take a left onto the new Salmon Trail. 10 miles in you'll go through an old groomed rabbit trail onto the bank of the West Branch then head east 4 miles (caution!! spectacular views of Mt Katahdin) to the village or off to the trains on Chamberlain.

Or you can get there and just follow the signs.

On the Poulin Trail be sure to check out the new "Katadin Lookout". You'll see the whole Katahdin mountain range. Spectacular!

New Trail

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:30:00 +0000

New trail to Chesuncook Village. From the south (Golden Road) take the Salmon Pond Road north, Just groomed it last night. At the end of the trail take the connector trail to the West Branch head west 4 miles on the lake, and your here. OR just follow the signs. Awsome ride, great views!

You can still ride the Pine Stream Road to here, it's plowed, and is now a Mixed Use Road. The trucks have the ROW (right of way). Go slow and be alert and ride the right side of the road.

Ice cutting

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:26:00 +0000

We put up 83 cakes of ice on Friday. Each cake was 15" x 15" x 30" and weighed around 150 pounds each. Not bad for our first annual ice cutting event. We planned on two days, but had it done in one.

We'll see in the summer how well we really did!

Trail Conditions

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:17:00 +0000

The trail from here to NE Carry is in very good shape considering the traffic it's been getting. Groomed parts of it yesterday, cleaned up turns/curves, and put some signs back up that a moose decided to dine on. Packed powder until today. Temperature is hovering around 30F and a light drizzle. Hopefully we don't see too much rain.

The Lobster Trip road is plowed, but there is plenty of snow on the sides of the road. Groomed a 4' wide trail on each shoulder of the road. As soon as they are done hauling wood, we"ll widen the size of the trail.

Ice Harvest 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:26:00 +0000

If you follow the webcam you've noticed us snow blowing the lake. It's not for ice skating, it's for ice cutting. We will be putting up ice for next summer in our ice house in the barn. So in August when it's 85F we can enjoy some of our homemade root beer with ice out of the lake.

Over the last 2 weeks we've been keeping an eye on the ice, drilling, and cutting it up. Right now it's the right thickness and ready to cut. It's 15" thick now and the ice cakes will be 15"x 15"x30" when finished. We'll need around 100 cakes to fill the ice house.

So keep watching, we'll take photos and post some video to youtube. The first annual Chesuncook Lake Ice Harvest begins!

Chesuncook to Caucomgomoc Dam

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:39:00 +0000

More trails, 28.25 miles round trip

Chesuncook Village to the Trains & Tramway

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:42:00 +0000

From here to there. 22 miles each way.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106507245598943280745.00047d4952ea997ed4a0f&ll=46.193616,-69.374542&spn=0.296595,0.727158&t=h&z=11

NE Carry to Chesuncook Village Trail

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:51:00 +0000

It's official. The trail from NE Carry to Chesuncook Village is 24.5 miles and for the most part is groomed. Parts of the trail are on plowed roads for the next 3-4 weeks. We will be grooming the south side of those roads while the loggers are working in the area.

TRUCKS/VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY! SNOWMOBILES 15 MPH IN THESE AREAS.

Here is a description of the trail:

From the Moosehead Loop just 1 mile SE of Raymond's Store North East Carry the trail heads
1. East on the HALFWAY BROOK RD.
2. North on the BURBANK/#1 RD.
3. West on the LOBSTER TRIP RD to the POULIN RD.
4. West on the POULIN RD across the GOLDEN RD.
5. North on the PINE STREAM ROAD to Chesuncook Village.

We will be grooming and signing this trail today and tomorrow. The Landowner has given us permission to use these roads while they are logging. THEY HAVE THE R.O.W. Stay on the marked trail and keep alert and travel no faster than 15mph in these areas of multiple use.

Sunny and crisp

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:05:00 +0000

-14F this morning. The house was cracking when the sun hit it. With no wind every time the sun shines on a building,and south side of trees you hear them crack and expand from the heat after a bitter cold night. Not a cloud in the sky last night and stars where bright and just about on the ground.

The lake ice is around 14" and looks like there are number of cracks this morning not to mention a pressure ridge that is different this year, there is one right in the middle of the lake running north - south. Generally the pressure ridge out front runs east- west. If you look at the web cam you'll see steam rising from the lake in some spots. That's where the ice has cracked and water comes to the surface, and with these low tempurtures it appears as steam.

Trail grooming begins.

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:34:00 +0000

Groomed from the Lake House to the Golden Road yesterday. Great run. The trail setup perfect from the packing down we did last week, without the drag. Some place had 3-4' of snow, you don't realize it until you get off trail. We were putting trail signs up and wished we had packed some snow shoes, "didn't look that deep"!

Weather, trails, fishing

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Didn't get the wallop of snow that was forecasted, but we did pick up 8-10' of fluff and now it sleeting. That crust of sleet is keeping the snow in place, if not the 10-20 mph wind would be blowing everywhere. This brings our total of snow on the ground to around 18" deep, with drifts up to 3' deep.

Should be able to groom in the next day or two. Fishing has been slow, we'll try it again today. Ice thickness is 10-12" good clear ice.

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Chesuncook) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:58:00 +0000

Last night we got 10-12 inches of new snow with more falling every minute! The groomer just went out to get a jump start on the trails and will most likely be out all day and the trails are already shaping up for what looks to be an awesome season for riding. We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! We look forward to seeing all of you this winter!