Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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O'Reilly-Fleetham Hill, NH |
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| Trails: |
Cemetery Trail, Fleetham Trail, O'Reilly Trail, bushwhack |
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| Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small parking area and kiosk at a log landing on Horse Hill Road in Concord. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No issues. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. |
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| Bugs: |
Mosquitoes! |
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| Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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| Comments: |
This is the short 435' hill in the middle of the O'Reilly-Fleetham trail system. AFAIK, it has no official name.
This is a short 0.65 mi. loop that drops down along an old railroad right-of-way, which appealed to my inner railroad geek, then continues to the Contoocook River. At the river, the former ROW continued across on a bridge. All that remains are the pilings. The trail swings left to follow the river for a bit, then swings left again to head back to the parking area. Shortly before the end of the trail, I did a very short bushwhack through open woods up to the summit, which is hard to detect as the hill is a long, flat, narrow ridge. The top has been completely logged over.
Trail map here: http://www.concordnh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9066 |
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| Name: |
KenM |
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| E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-05-23 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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