| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owl's Head (Benton), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Long Pond Road, Blueberry Mountain Trail, unnamed path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked along side of road at the beginning of the Long Pond Road, there is no sign for this forest road but there is a trail sign. |
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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: |
Long Pond Road, aka North-South Road, is closed due to heavy rains earlier this season. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
why not but no water |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Thanks to reading KenM's NETC report this summer I thought wow I should go find that path and take a look at Wyatt Hill from the top of Owls Head cliff! I had to walk up the road about 3/4 mile to get to the Blueberry Mt Trailhead and was thinking geez why didn't they let people drive to the trailhead until I saw the steep section just before the trailhead--the washout is 5 feet deep! Up the Blueberry Mt Trail and I went straight on the logging road when the official trail takes a left turn up a bank into the woods. There is a nice worn herd path in the grass up the logging road and the path to Owls Head is on the left in about a good 1/10th of a mile. There is a small cairn and you can see into the woods a red blaze on a tree. You may think the trail is just part of a waterbar drainage and the logging road starts to swing right--path is there on left. I had a fun time getting there and hunted around on top. I found some old rotten plywood with four posts that had some metal on them didn't look like a shelter, I have no idea what it might of been or how it got there. Blue ribbons, yellow ribbons, yellow blazes, sort of old but ribbons make no sense. Good views but I was hoping to find a monster ledge face but there are fabulous red pine trees and blocks of rock and plenty of places to scare yourself if you like heights. I enjoyed views to Wyatt Hill, Mt Mist and Webster Slide very much and good view down the Baker Valley and another view down to Oliverian Pond/Dam. good one |
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 | Name: |
Nordic Gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
amybike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-08-28 |
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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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