| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Peak Above the Nubble, NH |
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Forest road, herd trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the gate at the end of an extension to Gale River Loop Rd. A fire road continues beyond the gate, meets Haystack Rd at the other end. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Comments: |
We walked down the fire road toward the Haystack (aka "Nubble") herd path. We passed two hunters along the way, apparently looking for deer or moose in the brush by the road. Should have worn our orange hunting caps.
The Nubble herd path is easy to find and follow. We left the Nubble herd path where it crosses a stream and turns toward Nubble, started to bushwhack along the stream to Peak Above the Nubble (PATN) instead. We hit a brief muddy/boggy stretch where the stream splits, and continued uphill along its left tributary. Birch trees, then the slide appeared through the woods on our left. The sides of the slide are very steep on the lower part of the mountain - it's more like a ravine or gorge - and the rocks are wet and really slippery.
We stayed in the woods on the west side of the slide, avoiding the densest brush growing just alongside the slide, and continued uphill until the slide and the woods meet without a steep drop (at ~3300'?). At that point, we joined the upper slide. And look, a cairn!
Most of the upper slide was dry, with good traction. No recent wet weather or rain to speak of. We took the left branch of the slide where it splits, then bushwhacked around rocks and brush to get to the top of PATN. One of us even remembered to look backwards periodically to memorize our return route to the head of the slide.
We retraced our path on the return: inched slowly down the slide, picked the path of least resistance in the woods, and rejoined the Nubble herd path at the stream crossing. Down was a lot easier than up!
~5 miles, ~5 hours |
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Places We Go |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-10-23 |
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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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