| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Cardigan, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Holt Trail, Clark Trail, Holt-Clark Cutoff (Cathedral Forest Trail) |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 1, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the AMC Cardigan Lodge. As usual on a Sunday, the lot is full early and then is almost empty later in the afternoon. We started around 2:30 and easily found a space. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in great shape. Holt Trail past Grand Junction could use a bit of light brushing before the steep sections. Also in this are are a few scattered small (2-inch) blowdowns that could be taken care of with a handsaw. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not an issue except on the steep (ledge) sections of the Holt Trail, where the black flies took advantage of slower going. |
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 | Comments: |
Excellent conditions for going up the Holt Trail to the summit. However, the last couple of steep fissure scrambles just before the summit were weeping just a bit, making secure foot placement a bit of an issue and slightly slower-than-normal going -- handholds came in handy. Prior to those and afterward, the ledges were dry.
Parking area was almost completely full on arrival mid-afternoon, but in spite of that, we saw only a handful of people on any of the trails or summit (and no one on the Holt Trail past Grand Junction). |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-06-02 |
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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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