| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Doublehead Mountain, Mt. Squam, Mt. Percival, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Ridgepole Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 30, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
One spot at TH, one pull of parking just S of it, otherwise it's find a spot and walk the road. Sandwich Notch Road from south to TH is okay for cars. I saw some pickups coming from N but cars? I thought there used to be a sign on the access road where the Mead base camp split off the Sandwich Notch Rd but there is none now. Stay left. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail was generally in great shape with one stretch of water/mud and a few wet areas, but there was a lot of broken small spruce in/across the trail. I must hae taken out 20 of them. There is still some larger blowdown to be addressed but really only one, on the first climb up, that will force a walk around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Trail is generally dry but the mighty tough little dog found enough water. He got one lift on the climb up but he probably could have found a way around it if given a chance. Saw some bear scat; I've run into bear on this trail but they've always run from me. I let Pepper stay off leash but kept him close. |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies were present, at least lower down, but the wind and hiking kept them away. But if the wind stopped while I was taking out a blowdown, they buzzed and even landed. |
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 | Comments: |
On our way to Garfield I stopped at the USFS HQ to see if Tripoli Rd would be open this weekend (no) and on the way out picked up an old bolt in a tire. By the time I got that fixed it was late, so we did this hike which I wanted to do Sunday. It is mostly a lovely ridge walk with some decent views in places (especially of the big lakes), it gets way less traffic than Morgan-Percival and you can add extra peaks as you want. It's also easier on aching heals. On return leg passed two people; otherwise only saw hikers on Percival doing the loop. Great way to use up some leftover 09 vacation. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-04-30 |
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 | Link: |
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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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