Deer Hill and Basin Loops

Tuesday October, 11th

Last year this ride was absolutely spectacular!!! The foliage was magnificent and we had Evans Notch pretty much to ourselves. There was hardly any traffic on route 113. We all agreed this was one of the best rides of 2010.

This route loops around Deer Hill on route 113, Stone House Road, Shell Pond Trail, a bit of Shell Pond Loop Trail and Deer Hill Road. Most of the loop will be on dirt roads or trails. There will be one trail segment that is a bit rough (but quite doable) especially where we will link up to Deer Hill Road from the Shell Pond area. Then we'll make another loop as we head up to the Bricket Place and on to The Basin for a lunch amid the eye popping scenery. And then it's back to our cars via route 113.

We’ll start the ride at the Forest Service parking lot which is about .10 mi north of the AMC Cold River Camp entrances on the right side of route 113. Meet for car pooling at the Scenic Vista parking lot in North Conway, at 9:10. We should be ready to start the ride at about 10:00am.