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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Madison (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Daniel Webster Scout Trail, Osgood Trail, Great Gulf Trail, Route 16
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, June 22, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Dolly Copp Campground is partly closed for renovation and there is no access to the Webster-Scout trailhead OR to the Great Gulf Link trail. There is temporary parking in the campsite administrative area and the Webster-Scott trail has been rerouted. Detour signs are posted and are easy to follow, but the road walk (2.6 mi.) plus detours adds at least 2 miles to the loop route. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: only minor stream crossings, water was low 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: a few blow-downs on the lower part of Webster-Scout trail--one of them may make it hard to see where the trail continues although it is easy to get around. Old blue and yellow blazes on Webster-Scout are worn or gone entirely, and two or three old cairns high on the steep talus section are NOT on the trail and caused me to take a wrong turn. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Broken-up talus with sharp edges in the higher elevations makes this a poor choice for dogs. 
Bugs
Bugs: lots of gnats but no flies on the lower parts of the trails 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The Webster-Scout trail is very beautiful, but the upper section is quite steep and rough and hard to follow. I had intended to go to the summit of Madison but decided to skip that after losing at least 30 minutes (and a lot of energy) due to making a wrong turn on one of the steeper parts, where you have to bear slightly to the right and ignore a couple of old cairns that seem to be straight ahead up a small dead-end slide.  
Name
Name: David Schulenberg 
E-Mail
E-Mail: dschulen@wagner.edu 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-06-23 
Link
Link: https:// 
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