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Peaks
Peaks Trout Pond, Green Woodlands, NH
Trails
Trails: Unnamed trails, XC ski trails
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, July 22, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Roadside parking available at sign on North Dorchester Rd. Be careful not to block gate!!!! Area is free and foot/bike/horse/XC ski traffic is welcome!!!! 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: no issues - no crossings 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Green Woodlands is a large forested area open to the non-motorized public and does an excellent job mowing the main trails. Trail maps (at several junctions but not at road) were up-to-date.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: plenty of water along the main road through the reservation 
Bugs
Bugs: horrific when stopped - mostly horseflies  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: I really wanted to go back to this area and today was the day - I enjoyed biking it - mountain bike recommended due to occasional mudpits at drainages. First quarter mile gains a few hundred vertical feet but after that the terrain is rolling. Glad there was a warming hut with an overhang because that's where I waited out some brief downpours!!! After that, I headed north to Trout Pond - super-picturesque!!!! I only went about 6 miles round trip.

On the way back, between the Trout Pond and the warming hut, I was riding down a hill, picking up speed, when I noticed right to the left of me, a large glossy blackish shadow - WHEW - a HUGE very healthy-looking bull moose!!!! I came within probably 5-10' of it - we were both so startled - he ran off ahead of me, looking back with, what I can only imagine, was a confused look on his face!!!!! Very cool!!!!  
Name
Name: Becca Munroe 
E-Mail
E-Mail: beccahiker@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-07-22 
Link
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