| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Black Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Chippewa Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 2, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lime Kiln Road is fine; it is a dirt road, but no mud or any other issues. Small parking lot in good condition. It was full, a school bus was there. We parked on the side of the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A few little streams right at the beginning. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Good. Trail is marked by yellow blazes. One question, though. It seemed (unless I was confused) that at one point there was a yellow blaze that lead one off the trail to a ledge with good views. I thought that was the trail, but quickly realized it was not going any further. When I back tracked I saw the trail continuing up. This area was near the blue blaze marking the state forest boundary. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw several enjoying their day. Make sure you have enough water for them and watch them on the ledges! |
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 | Bugs: |
A few. Prema got a mosquito bite. |
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 | Comments: |
What a great place! Although about half of this hike was steep, the footing is very gentle - you are walking on soft beautiful needles, not clusters of boulders. A good portion of this was a Red Pine forest, what beautiful trees these are! About halfway up you get your first view, and there are much more to come. A camp group was there with about 30 kids, who we met on their way down. Very polite and respectful of both other hikers and the environment. Since we had a midday start, we had the summit to ourselves. Great views all around, including Moosilauke.
Only one negative thing. Someone had camped out and had a fire near the summit. Not that this was wrong in and of itself, but they left their trash in their fire pit - beer bottles, other bottles, broken glass. Unfortunately, we did not bring along a bag to put it in, otherwise we would have done so (so now I'll go and out some bags in my pack!). |
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 | Name: |
Beckie and Prema |
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 | E-Mail: |
beckiejani@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-08-02 |
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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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