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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Bear Hill, Bear Pond, NH
Trails
Trails: Bear Hill Trail, Ferret Trail, Hedgehog Ledge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, August 31, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Best bet for parking was by snowmobile D gate 1.2 miles in on podunk road past campground road. I was a bit surprised they had the toll booth open at 7:20 am to collect the $4. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: A nice 3-ish mile loop to do this firetower peak. Bear Hill Trail starts on podunk road a few hundred yards south of the gate for snowmobile trail.

The firetower footing remain amid the ant hills on the summit of bear hill, plus some other fire tower footing. Descended towards Ferret Trail. Bear Pond was nicer than expected with many granite boulders/ledge in and around it-- kind of reminiscent of inlets of coastal maine... kind of.

Some neat boulder fields on Hedgehog ledge trail. Back end of that trail nearer end of loop was a bit confusing. At first I went past the unblazed trail in the woods on the right by the sign and onto the snowmobile trail, but decided to take the trail reading the AMC southern NH description. I suspect both would get you back to the parking. But the hedgehog ledge trail seems to go in 3 directions at that point?

Yay for the firetowers list, it looks like all the rage!  
Name
Name: John in NH 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-08-31 
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