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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Black Mountain (Benton), NH
Trails
Trails: Black Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, May 12, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: the road is very bumpy if you try and take it all the way to the actual trail head parking. One can park at the end of Howe hill at the white house and road walk in about one or two tenths of a mile. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: all water crossings good. One of the last significant brooks has a neat rock with moss on it that we took some water from. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: I took care of a few blow downs today along the trail although there is still one significant one near the top of the trail. There is debris along the side of the trail from blow downs and such all the way up. There is also one "widow maker" of a blow down that did not fall all the way about halfway up the trail. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: no dogs today but trail would have been easy for one. 
Bugs
Bugs: bugs are out in full blown. Had to use bug spray as they were bothersome. June bug flew into the window and hit my friend in the face on the ride home! wtf! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: none 
 
Comments
Comments: Did a sunset hike this evening with a few friends. Started at 6pm and was at the top by 7:10pm. Trail was pretty easy did a little bit of trail work on the way up. Sunset was awesome although there were a few clouds but no biggy. Spent a good hour to hour and a half to watch the whole sun set. Out by 9:30pm. Also, sign at top as 2.3 miles to benton road although I believe it is closer to three miles; not positive though.  
Name
Name: Benzowski 
E-Mail
E-Mail: familyguyrulz77@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-05-12 
Link
Link: https:// 
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