| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Roberts, Faraway Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Roberts Trail, High Ridge Trail, bushwhack, Faraway Mountain Trail, Cold Spring Trail, Settlement Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at "Hikers' Lot" at end of Ossipee Park Road, just past the busy Crystal Spring bottling plant. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One big blowdown on Cold Spring Trail; otherwise fine. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
The warm day brought out some harmless mites. |
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 | Comments: |
The beginning of the Mt. Roberts Trail has been rerouted around the expanded Castle stables operation since my last visit, with many new signs and diamond-shaped blazes throughout. I took the short 'whack that leaves from the utility path to the "Faraway Mtn." radio tower. That path leaves High Ridge Trail a little west of the Faraway Outlook, and the 'whack curls up to the lower bump at the south end of "Faraway ridge." There was once a carriage road to it, now so overgrown as to be practically imperceptible, and it seems to be the "Faraway Mtn." shown on some old maps.
The new Settlement Trail, which passes the cellar hole for the Roberts Homestead, eliminates the road-walk on Cold Spring Road that was once a part of this loop. |
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 | Name: |
Amicus |
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 | E-Mail: |
mcsamicus@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-11-03 |
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 | Link: |
 https://amicus.smugmug.com/Hiking/2016/Roberts-and-Faraway-Redux/n-nvZqP4/ |
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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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