| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, Mt. Tom, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, Firewarden's Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail, Ethan Pond Trail, Kedron Flume Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Left car #2 at Willey House site near "Parking for overnight hikers only" sign. No problems. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels are very low. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There is a stepover blowdown between Field and Willey. Lower part of A-Z, nearer Zealand Hut, has some short sections where summer growth of vegetation might get your legs wet. All other trails look great. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Good route for dogs if they can handle the ladders on Willey Range Trail. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Carried out some garbage from top of Mt. Willey. Seeing more and more TP on trail these days. Ack!! Not sure what is so difficult about either burying it OFF TRAIL or carrying it out in a baggie, but it is gross. End of rant. |
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 | Comments: |
Had been wanting to do this route connecting Hale w/TFW. It is a nice route! Firewarden's Trail was our favorite of the day. Lots of fresh moose tracks there. The couple of wet spots are not very muddy w/current drought. LAH had the usual wet spots, but it was easy to keep our feet dry.
First hiker encounters at hut, then not again until Mt. Tom. Only 10 people met on trail (love the day after Labor Day--ha). A-Z is a nice, mostly gradual climb to Mt. Tom Spur and passes thru some beautiful woods! Quite a few little stream crossings were still running well enough to get water if needed.
Gray Jays were out on Tom. :) Easy stroll over Field and Willey followed by not easy descent on Willey's ladders and steep loose gravel and rock... Kedron Flume Trail seemed a bit longer than 1.3 miles. Nice trail but quite a bit of gravely sidehilling lower down. Spent a few minutes exploring the flume. Fed the ducks at Willey House site--25 cents buys about a tablespoon's worth. ;p |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea & Fancypants |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-09-07 |
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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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