We are an official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so your donations are tax-deductible.
We are appreciative of ANY donation amount. To show community interest and support,
many small donations shine bright!
Help support our efforts by making a secure donation online via credit card using the PayPal button above. You do not need a Paypal account to donate.
You can also donate by a check made out to "Cross NH Adventure Trail" and mail it to:
Cross NH Adventure Trail
c/o Marianne
PO Box 1047
Glen, NH 03838
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THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support of the xNHAT!
Here is what your donation helps to support:
Our focus for 2023: Continue the Eastward Extension of the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail from Littleton towards Whitefield. This is an ongoing project that is underway, mile by mile. It will take awhile to achieve, but we are getting there! This year: 2.6 miles from Oxbow Drive to Wing Road.
Our goal is to get cyclists, walkers and runners OFF Route 116 and ON to a scenic rail trail. In 2021-2022 4.4 miles of tracks and ties were removed, the rail bed was ditched, graded, crowned and vibratory packed, ready to ride with a gravel bike, hybrid or mountain bike (there are still some gravelly areas on the trail, but we are doing some raking projects to help!). Enjoy the 4.4 miles of new rail trail in 2023! While this extension project will not get us ALL the way to Whitefield on the rail trail YET, it gives us miles of a beautiful riverside rail trail to enjoy AND reduces the road riding and the hill climbing on Route 116! YAY!!!!
ALL donations received will be TARGETED DIRECTLY for removal of the NEXT 2.6 miles of track and ties removal from Oxbow Drive to Wing Road in Bethlehem. Upon completion in 2023, this project will have added 7 miles of scenic rail trail along the Ammonoosuc River.
The xNHAT is actively participating in this endeavor not only by being an enthusiastic cheerleader alongside the trail, but is so committed to this rail trail project that it is committing $$$$$ to support the project. We provided match funding for the RTP grant that was used for the recently completed track and tie removal project, and we are committing match funding for the NEXT 2.6 miles of extension that will start in this summer.
What else we did in 2022:
Our other major focus to to continue to restore and improve the surface of the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail between Bath and Lisbon (see below, September 2022 experiment looking good!).
We collaborated with the NH Bureau of Trails, the Ammonoosuc Valley ATV Club and Chief's Quarry in Vermont to restore and resurface a short section of the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail in the Town of Lisbon. The rail trail between Lisbon and Bath has, well, "Issues" and is part of the reason why the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail has the word "Adventure" included in its name. The surface is potholed, washed out, rutted, washboarded and has big ballast rock in areas to add some spice. In this unique collaborative effort, we helped to fund an experiment: Chief, of Chief's quarry prepared a special mix of hardpacked stone dust that he felt would be solid, smooth and weather resistant, amenable for the motorized AND non-motorized users of the trail. At the beginning of September, a 0.5 mile section of trail was graded, drainage ditches restored and the new surface was applied. It looks great!! It also survived some very heavy rainstorms in September and October. Phew! The ATVs liked it... NO DUST! The walkers and cyclists liked it too!! I believe that the snowmobile riders noticed the smoother surface under the snow. It is still looking good this spring during mud season and if all goes well.. the experiment will be a success and we will do more of this in 2023!
In 2022 we kept expanding the North Country Welcomes Bicyclists program, adding more businesses and adding 3 more Dero Fixit stations along the way.
What your donation helped to fund in 2022:
Our focus for 2022 was the continued rail trail improvements and extensions plus expansion of the North Country Welcomes Bicyclists Program.
We are working with the NH Bureau of Trails to identify and help fund repairs and improvements to the Ammonoosuc and the Presidential Rail Trails. Donations in 2022 have helped to fund these 2 major projects:
Ammonoosuc Rail Trail Extension Eastward. It is a goal of the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail to get cyclists and walkers OFF of Route 116 between Littleton and Whitefield. We are 4.4 miles into the 11 mile section that will eventually all be rail trail, right into Whitefield! Another 2.6 miles of track and ties coming up in 2023!
Ammonoosuc Rail Trail restoration and resurfacing: We are continuing our collaboration with the Ammonoosuc Valley ATV Club and the NH Bureau of Trails to restore and resurface sections of the trail so that it will be an enjoyable experience for all of the allowed users. The 0,6 mile experiment is looking good after fall rainstorms, winter snow, ice and freeze-thaws, and now spring mud season. We plant do 3x as much restoration this year!
We are providing match funding for a project in the Town of Gorham. There will be a a new park on the river near the Presidential Rail Trail and the Coos Cycling Club's mountain bike trails. We will provide a Dero Fixit bike repair station and air pump for all to use.
Also, to celebrate the new biking amenities in Gorham, long sleeve t-shirts with the new logo "Gorham Likes Bikes" in a bright visible orange color are being made courtesy of Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail! They are available for $25 each and are very stylish, often seen in Gorham on the trails and at the Big Day Brewing Company.
Donations to help our endeavors can be mailed to me at:
Cross NH Adventure Trail
c/o Marianne
PO Box 1047
Glen, NH 03838
Donate by Credit Card:
Help support our efforts by making a secure donation online via credit card using the PayPal button below. You do not need a Paypal account to donate.
Thank you for supporting the xNHAT!!
Marianne and xNHAT Board
Here is what your donation helps to support:
Our focus for 2023: Continue the Eastward Extension of the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail from Littleton towards Whitefield. This is an ongoing project that is underway, mile by mile. It will take awhile to achieve, but we are getting there! This year: 2.6 miles from Oxbow Drive to Wing Road.
Our goal is to get cyclists, walkers and runners OFF Route 116 and ON to a scenic rail trail. In 2021-2022 4.4 miles of tracks and ties were removed, the rail bed was ditched, graded, crowned and vibratory packed, ready to ride with a gravel bike, hybrid or mountain bike (there are still some gravelly areas on the trail, but we are doing some raking projects to help!). Enjoy the 4.4 miles of new rail trail in 2023! While this extension project will not get us ALL the way to Whitefield on the rail trail YET, it gives us miles of a beautiful riverside rail trail to enjoy AND reduces the road riding and the hill climbing on Route 116! YAY!!!!
ALL donations received will be TARGETED DIRECTLY for removal of the NEXT 2.6 miles of track and ties removal from Oxbow Drive to Wing Road in Bethlehem. Upon completion in 2023, this project will have added 7 miles of scenic rail trail along the Ammonoosuc River.
The xNHAT is actively participating in this endeavor not only by being an enthusiastic cheerleader alongside the trail, but is so committed to this rail trail project that it is committing $$$$$ to support the project. We provided match funding for the RTP grant that was used for the recently completed track and tie removal project, and we are committing match funding for the NEXT 2.6 miles of extension that will start in this summer.
What else we did in 2022:
Our other major focus to to continue to restore and improve the surface of the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail between Bath and Lisbon (see below, September 2022 experiment looking good!).
We collaborated with the NH Bureau of Trails, the Ammonoosuc Valley ATV Club and Chief's Quarry in Vermont to restore and resurface a short section of the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail in the Town of Lisbon. The rail trail between Lisbon and Bath has, well, "Issues" and is part of the reason why the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail has the word "Adventure" included in its name. The surface is potholed, washed out, rutted, washboarded and has big ballast rock in areas to add some spice. In this unique collaborative effort, we helped to fund an experiment: Chief, of Chief's quarry prepared a special mix of hardpacked stone dust that he felt would be solid, smooth and weather resistant, amenable for the motorized AND non-motorized users of the trail. At the beginning of September, a 0.5 mile section of trail was graded, drainage ditches restored and the new surface was applied. It looks great!! It also survived some very heavy rainstorms in September and October. Phew! The ATVs liked it... NO DUST! The walkers and cyclists liked it too!! I believe that the snowmobile riders noticed the smoother surface under the snow. It is still looking good this spring during mud season and if all goes well.. the experiment will be a success and we will do more of this in 2023!
In 2022 we kept expanding the North Country Welcomes Bicyclists program, adding more businesses and adding 3 more Dero Fixit stations along the way.
What your donation helped to fund in 2022:
Our focus for 2022 was the continued rail trail improvements and extensions plus expansion of the North Country Welcomes Bicyclists Program.
We are working with the NH Bureau of Trails to identify and help fund repairs and improvements to the Ammonoosuc and the Presidential Rail Trails. Donations in 2022 have helped to fund these 2 major projects:
Ammonoosuc Rail Trail Extension Eastward. It is a goal of the Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail to get cyclists and walkers OFF of Route 116 between Littleton and Whitefield. We are 4.4 miles into the 11 mile section that will eventually all be rail trail, right into Whitefield! Another 2.6 miles of track and ties coming up in 2023!
Ammonoosuc Rail Trail restoration and resurfacing: We are continuing our collaboration with the Ammonoosuc Valley ATV Club and the NH Bureau of Trails to restore and resurface sections of the trail so that it will be an enjoyable experience for all of the allowed users. The 0,6 mile experiment is looking good after fall rainstorms, winter snow, ice and freeze-thaws, and now spring mud season. We plant do 3x as much restoration this year!
We are providing match funding for a project in the Town of Gorham. There will be a a new park on the river near the Presidential Rail Trail and the Coos Cycling Club's mountain bike trails. We will provide a Dero Fixit bike repair station and air pump for all to use.
Also, to celebrate the new biking amenities in Gorham, long sleeve t-shirts with the new logo "Gorham Likes Bikes" in a bright visible orange color are being made courtesy of Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail! They are available for $25 each and are very stylish, often seen in Gorham on the trails and at the Big Day Brewing Company.
Donations to help our endeavors can be mailed to me at:
Cross NH Adventure Trail
c/o Marianne
PO Box 1047
Glen, NH 03838
Donate by Credit Card:
Help support our efforts by making a secure donation online via credit card using the PayPal button below. You do not need a Paypal account to donate.
Thank you for supporting the xNHAT!!
Marianne and xNHAT Board
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