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Peaks
Peaks Goat Pasture Hill, Mt. Shannon, NH
Trails
Trails: Goat Pasture Hill Trail, Blue Trail, Yellow Trail, Lower Mack Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, November 13, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Only car at arrival and departure at the end of Alton Mountain Road 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All rock hoppable, poles recommended for balance for wet rocks. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Decent storm damage, four large blowdowns needing some tending. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Super leaf cover, freezing rain and snow made for a slick outing. More slippery on the return trip back up Goat Pasture Hill after a few decent showers. Water crossings weren't bad but some balancing aides were useful (i.e poles) since it was a chilly, wet day to begin with. Two large blowdowns and a step over on Goat Pasture Hill, along with one by the summit of Shannon (proper parties notified). The Blue trail connecting the Red Trail to the Shannon trail has seen better days since the October storm. A lot of wet, muddy, twigginess in that brief quarter mile stretch.

Winter like views from the summit of Shannon and Goat Pasture Hill! Two truly underrated Belknap peaks.  
Name
Name: bria 
E-Mail
E-Mail: breahmaria@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-11-13 
Link
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