"Decent weather for an 11 hour hike, fair skies, no rain and some sun. Enough sun to make it hot on wide open Bondcliff. A good day to go from Zealand in the north to Lincoln Woods. With this hike we finished our NH48 Seasonal Grid! Bird of the day: Alder Flycatcher." — Alohabuffy • Jun 13, 2024

"Spectacular weather with well above average temps made this hike incredible. The entire ridge was at peak foliage. Just fantastic views everywhere, makes the 19 miles well worth it." — Alohabuffy • Oct 3, 2023

"Early morning start for a full epic day in the mountains ! This day was one for the books ! Met plenty of nice people on the trail and Violaine finished her NH48 on a perfect day ! " — HoJo • Sep 2, 2023

"A Zealand Bond Traverse today. Snow was firm on the way in. We managed to cross the river at Zealand Hut and reach Zealand, thus closing out my April Grid. Our group of 5 continued onwards over Guyot and the Bonds. It was windy on Guyot and on Bondcliff. The snow was getting softer on the long walk out from Bondcliff. 23.3 mi. " — newenglandwarrior • Apr 8, 2023

"Dropped a car at the Zealand Tr parking lot and headed for Lincoln Woods where we began our ascent at 7:15am. We were in for a long and very hot day, but were ready to tackle five peaks and see if we could beat our own time estimate of 13 hours. And we would have, too! If not for an unintentional detour. Word to the wise: when blood sugar and hydration are getting low, and you've already been on the trail for 9 hours, don't trust your memory... and there's no such thing as checking the map too many times. Lincoln Woods to Bondcliff, West Bond Spur, Twinway, then an unfortunate detour down Zeacliff (longest 1.4 miles of my life) and Ethan Pond before finally making it to the Zealand Falls Hut and taking Zealand Trail down to the car. 5 peaks, 22 miles, 14.5 hours, 1 detour, many liters of water, and a cup of lemonade... Views were spectacular, trail company was good, and in spite of the mayhem, I'd love to do this climb again with a few tweaks." — gooner • Aug 6, 2022

"Was going to stay at Zealand , but web site was down. So I dropped my overnight pach and took my day pack. Hit the trail head at 6:45 am. Got back to the hut, grabbed my pack and head lamp and headed out to the car, reaching it at 8:33. Almost 14 hours. Views were AMAZING! " — Bucky • Jul 15, 2022

"A Twins, Zealand, Hale loop hike to help out Molly and Denise with their grids. We went up North Twin first to get the more exposed stuff over in case of bad weather. Partially socked in on the Twins. Same with Guyot. We had some views on Zeacliff. Then there was scattered light rain from Hale down the Fire Wardens Tr. I picked up 19 4000 footers in the month of June, which might be a record for me. " — newenglandwarrior • Jun 26, 2021

"A Hale, Zealand, Twins loop today for my Grid. Parked at Haystack Rd and went up the Fire Wardens Tr to Hale. Continued on to Zealand from there. Socked in, so I didn't bother with Zeacliff. Crossed over Guyot in the clouds. Met up with Molly, Denise, and Sarah off of South Twin on their backpack trip. We had lunch together before continuing on. At that point, I had views on both of the Twins. On North Twin, I saw a pine marten. That probably made the hike. Came off of North Twin, crossed the river, then bypassed 2nd and 1st crossing because of the high river." — newenglandwarrior • May 29, 2021

"Finally, a Zealand Bond traverse. Doug helped me out with the car spot the night before. Based on a recent trip report, I took a chance and left the snowshoes behind. Doug dropped me off at Zealand Rd and I started up in the dark. The trail was well tracked out by snowmobiles on the road. Along the trail, I followed an old set of tracks. I made my way past Zealand Hut and went up to check out Zeacliff. Socked in at Zeacliff today. I continued on and reached Zealand. Between Zealand and Guyot, I had to contend with some drifts but nothing to crazy. I reached Guyot and dealt with some wind. At this point, it was hit or miss with the clouds. There was an undercast beyond Garfield. I was mostly in the clear. I went over to West Bond and enjoyed the views there. Then I headed over to Bond but I opted not to stay long. I made my way down to Bondcliff. There were pockets of exposed rock along Bondcliff. I finished my January Grid on Bondcliff. I then made my way out making fast time to reach Lincoln Woods. " — newenglandwarrior • Jan 8, 2021

"Took advantage of the Zealand Rd gate being open before a Nor'easter. Doug and I did a car spot hike, a Hale, Zealand, Twins hike. We both picked up SW Twin as well on this hike and Doug grabbed Galehead. " — newenglandwarrior • Dec 4, 2020