| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, bushwhack, Owl's Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 25, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing just before Brutus is open and required us to jump from snow bridge to snow bridge. All others are barely bridged. One more warm day and they will be gone. |
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 | Comments: |
The trail is like a paved road till the black pond bushwack. On the way out bushwack easy to follow even with the new snow. The Brutus was brutal, it was ok until it was supposed to turn north but then we lost it found ourselves in a steep gully. Then turn back up the steep icy face. Took us a long time to ascend. Found the summit carn easily. The return trip we follow brutus for a while them just butt slid down to the trail. Beware the obvious return BP bushwack it runs much lower than it should and led us into the swamp and to the wrong side of Black Pond. |
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 | Name: |
JRC in NH |
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 | E-Mail: |
jrcinnh@live.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-26 |
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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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