| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Kineo - East Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kineo Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, November 14, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We were the only vehicles at the end of the spur road off of Hubbard Brook Rd (FR 22). Started at the Hubbard Brook Rds end of the Mt Kineo trail, 6.3 mile from US 3. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All step overs |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
This section of the Mt Kineo trail has little use, no blowdowns and fairly easy to follow. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Rueben had his usual good time, plenty of water. |
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 | Comments: |
We hiked up the Mt Kineo trail to the HOL and then took our bearing toward E. Kineo. Relatively open woods on the north side of the ridge that pretty much went in the direction we were heading. In the final col before heading up to our summit we hit upon an old road that I think serviced the rain gages in the Hubbard Experimental Forest. We followed this nearly to the target. Our return followed this old path to a second rain gage and from there we traversed the slope toward the Mt Kineo trail intersecting the trail about a quarter mile from our vehicles. There is a lot of interesting testing going on in this forest as we ran into many marked trees and pins. Aside from the last scramble to the summit this was a fairly easy open woods walk except for the hobble bush. |
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 | Name: |
FranM |
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 | E-Mail: |
maineri@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-11-14 |
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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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