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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Imp Face, NH
Trails
Trails: Imp Trail, Route 16
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, June 8, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Roadside parking for 8-10 cars at northern trailhead, room for several others at southern trailhead. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Crossing on northern branch was an easy hop, not that our feet weren't already wet. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Several stepovers on the northern branch, and one duck under. Several more stepovers on the southern branch. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: A guy descending with his two dogs warned us of a possible bear cub in a tree 10 to 15 minutes up the trail from the crossing. We never saw it. 
Bugs
Bugs: Some started biting at my elbows (they love my elbows) while on Imp Face, but negligible otherwise. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Imp Face loop, up northern branch, down southern. A group of 18 from New Jersey were up top celebrating a birthday. Happy Birthday to the 26 year old girl who's name I didn't quite catch.

Hike 4 of 5, next!  
Name
Name: Bill Robichaud 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bill.robichaud@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-06-08 
Link
Link: https://onapathwithheart.blogspot.com/2013/06/pinkham-redlines-6813.html 
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