Kilburn Crags LbNA #27210
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Add Location| Owner: | Sugar Hill Gang  |
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| Plant date: | Nov 10, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Littleton |
| County: | Grafton |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | the toe-head patch |
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| Last found: | Apr 12, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Oct 28, 2015 |
NOTE: There has been a lot of logging in this area, and we haven't had a chance to check on the box for a while - August 2012
Another legacy to the town by Daniel Remich, Kilburn Crags offer a spectacular view of downtown Littleton, the Presidential Range, Mts. Lafayette and Cannon, and the Ammonoosuc River Valley. The Crags can be reached with modest effort thanks to a trail marked by the Littleton Conservation Commission.
Distance: Parking lot to viewpoint, about .7 miles one way
Elevation gain: About 400 feet
Trailhead: From I-93 exit 43, go S on NH Route 135, then turn right and go .5 miles on NH Routes 18/135 (St. Johnsbury Rd.) to trailhead on left. If you reach Moore Dam ATV you went too far! There are two spaces for head-in parking in front of the trailhead sign.
Trail: From the parking area, the trail follows a mowed path along the property line and then goes up the edge of a field before entering the woods on an old logging road. Watch for direction arrows on trees, and please respect the neighbors' private property. The trail ascends moderately, passing 2 benches, before reaching the ridge and descending slightly to the clifftop viewpoint and picnic table. There are good views of downtown while most of the Exit 42 sprawl is hidden by trees. For a preview of the hike's scenic reward, visit http://www.golittleton.com/kilburn1.php
Kilburn Crags offers a rich geologic history. Part of the Littleton Formation of the Devonian Era, fine examples of slate and igneous rocks can be found near the Crags. About half way up, several yards of polished granite show the glaciated striping caused by the sliding ice sheet of the last continental glacier more than 10,000 years ago.
Letterbox: With your back to the picnic bench, enjoy the view. Look right for a faint trail that heads downhill slightly. Walk in that direction 15 steps (past moss-covered pine and rocks) to a dead tree. Continue 7 steps to a large, half-submerged rock with a small white pine growing out of it. Walk clockwise around the rock a few steps, then look below a corner with a slight overhang. The Crags are nestled against the big rock, under a flat rock covered with leaves.
Another legacy to the town by Daniel Remich, Kilburn Crags offer a spectacular view of downtown Littleton, the Presidential Range, Mts. Lafayette and Cannon, and the Ammonoosuc River Valley. The Crags can be reached with modest effort thanks to a trail marked by the Littleton Conservation Commission.
Distance: Parking lot to viewpoint, about .7 miles one way
Elevation gain: About 400 feet
Trailhead: From I-93 exit 43, go S on NH Route 135, then turn right and go .5 miles on NH Routes 18/135 (St. Johnsbury Rd.) to trailhead on left. If you reach Moore Dam ATV you went too far! There are two spaces for head-in parking in front of the trailhead sign.
Trail: From the parking area, the trail follows a mowed path along the property line and then goes up the edge of a field before entering the woods on an old logging road. Watch for direction arrows on trees, and please respect the neighbors' private property. The trail ascends moderately, passing 2 benches, before reaching the ridge and descending slightly to the clifftop viewpoint and picnic table. There are good views of downtown while most of the Exit 42 sprawl is hidden by trees. For a preview of the hike's scenic reward, visit http://www.golittleton.com/kilburn1.php
Kilburn Crags offers a rich geologic history. Part of the Littleton Formation of the Devonian Era, fine examples of slate and igneous rocks can be found near the Crags. About half way up, several yards of polished granite show the glaciated striping caused by the sliding ice sheet of the last continental glacier more than 10,000 years ago.
Letterbox: With your back to the picnic bench, enjoy the view. Look right for a faint trail that heads downhill slightly. Walk in that direction 15 steps (past moss-covered pine and rocks) to a dead tree. Continue 7 steps to a large, half-submerged rock with a small white pine growing out of it. Walk clockwise around the rock a few steps, then look below a corner with a slight overhang. The Crags are nestled against the big rock, under a flat rock covered with leaves.