Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Sugarloaf, Big Sugarloal, NH |
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| Trails: |
Elwell Trail, Green Trail, Blue Trail, White Trail, Orange Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 4, 2013 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking for at least 10 vehicles at the Elwell Trail trailhead, across the road from Wellington State Park. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings were not an issue. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Elwell Trail is in good shape; other trails are in reasonable shape, given that they follow eroded, boggy old woods roads. |
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| Bugs: |
Mosquitoes and black flies were just a tad annoying. |
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| Comments: |
We did a loop over the Sugarloaves and then past Goose Pond -- using the Elwell Trail and then some of the recently blazed and signed (last year) network of old logging roads and snowmobile trails in the area.
The Elwell Trail is in good shape -- the "color-coded" trails are in varying degrees of condition, ranging from overgrown boggy mess to dry and nicely graded. However, because of the recent blazing of these, as well as some new directional signs, all of these trails are very easy to follow.
A PDF file map of this trail system -- with approximate mileages for each trail segment -- can be found here (you'll need to paste the link/URL into a separate browser window, first):
www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/files/sugarloafelwellmap-2013-0805.pdf
Along the Elwell Trail near its intersection with the Green Trail (old Bear Mountain Road), we came across a baby porcupine climbing up a tree -- at eye level, so we got a good look at it. Cute critter. |
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| Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-08-05 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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