Last Saturday, four of us met in Wonalancet for a leisurely hike up Mount Katherine (1,380 feet). One of our party came east on Chase Road from North Sandwich. The rest of us took the Chinook Trail (Route 113A) from Tamworth village out to Wonalancet. Just after the white Wonalancet Chapel we bore right on the Ferncroft Road and in 50 feet pulled off on the right, making sure not to block mail boxes on the road side.
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