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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Straightback Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Snowmobile Corridor 22W, herd path, Precipice Path, Belknap Range Trail, Straightback Mountain Trail, Blueberry Pasture Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, April 24, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked near where Snowmobile corridor 22 meets Alton Mountain Road. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: On herd path to Precipice Path - hoppable if balanced on some logs. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Cleaned up some deadfall...not much in way of blowdowns. Navigation was a bit confusing. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Snowmobile corridor had some areas of mud, as well as some avoidable patches of remaining ice. After crossing the marsh and heading uphill, I beared right onto an unsigned wood road, which faded out at a crossing. I continued on a herd path and soon reached some red blazes. I had intended to head toward Mt. Anna, but think I misinterpreted the west branch of the Precipice Path as a property boundary, ending up instead on the east branch of it.
The Precipice Path was hard to follow in places due to vague footbed and/or faded blazes. Had to turn around multiple times after following old herd paths. The trail was snow free and mostly dry and passed through some neat terrain. The junction where it meets the blue blazed Belknap Ridge Trail was not at all obvious.
The Straightback Mountain Trail was also snow free and mostly dry. The junction with the Blueberry Pasture Trail is also easy to miss, but there are some small signs there. Beyond those signs, the trail (really a wood road) is not marked, including at junctions. Extended portions of rock from erosion. A little wet down low, but avoidable. Emerged on a snowmobile trail, followed it past a field of scarecrows and back to where I parked.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-04-24 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/straightbackmtn-2014-0424.php 
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