Been on the Kanc many times. I grew up just to the south in Tamworth. My old snowmobile club had an unmaintained trail from Wonalancet to the Kanc. Our old club president and his son used to cut it out once a year so the forest service didn't take it away. I never made it all the way through.
I did make it up the clubs unmaintained Liberty Trail up to the Liberty Cabin on Mt Chocorua many times. There was some sidehills near the top that sometimes needed some benching with shovels before going across. There were also a lot of rocky brook crossings that sometimes needed dealing with depending on snow depth and type.
Funny story. We had a club ride up once with our 72 year old president and his son. There were around 10 in the group. We cut and benched the trail on our way up. When we got there a group of hikers were there. They weren't happy that we were there. They all got together every February and spent the weekend in the cabin. They thought our club having a trail to the cabin would make it a popular spot and ruin future February trips for them. We explained that the only reason we were all there was to help our club president cut and open the trail because it was something he did every year. It's not a trail the average trail rider is going to do.One of the biggest reason we maintained the trail was to make it easier for search and rescue to access the mountain when hikers got injured. Our club president was also a long time member of the local fire department and his son was Fire Chief at the time. Our club president pointed to where he has had helicopters land to rescue hikers. You could tell that it still bothered them.
The next day there was a search and rescue call from the mountain. Our 72 year old club president ended up taking one of the guys that weren't happy we went up to the cabin off the mountain in a sled behind the clubs Super Wide track. The hiker that was rescued made a donation and joined the club for several years. He was still a member when I moved to Vermont.
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