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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Cilley's Cave, Mowglis Mountain, Oregon Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Orange Road, Mowglis Trail, Elwell Trail, Cilley's Cave herd path, Oregon Mountain Trail, Old Dicey Road, Carter-Gibbs Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 30, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at trailheads. We left a car at the large parking lot at Sculptured Rocks (we could have parked easily at Hardy Country Road) and drove up Orange Road and parked at one of the many pull-offs before the road got really steep and rutted.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: no issues 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: black flies were starting to emerge but weren't bad 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Terrific blazing on these lesser-used trails on the east side of Mt Cardigan. Orange Road/Mowglis Trail has outstanding views but the steeper wet sections were heavily rutted from 4-wheelers - challenging bypassing the ruts.

Excellent day on these lesser-used trails!!! Thanks Amy for a very fun day!!!! I had forgotten how awesome the views are from Oregon Mountain!!!! We were glad we took the Carter Gibbs trail northbound from the Elwell Trail as it is quite steep back up to the col between Oregon Mtn and Mowglis Mtn. Thank you trail maintainer(s) for excellent work here, as always!!! :)  
Name
Name: Becca Munroe, Nordic Gal 
E-Mail
E-Mail: beccahiker@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-04-30 
Link
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