Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Twin Mountain, South Twin Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, NH |
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| Trails: |
North Twin Trail, North Twin Spur, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Haystack road is open, and both the road and the trailhead parking area are in fine shape. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
The Little River ain't so little. Crossings are very doable, but will require a bit of scouting to find the most advantageous spot. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A very large blow-down (around a half-dozen trees in a cluster) completely blocks the trail at about the second mile from the trailhead. (A goat path goes around, but you'll have to look carefully to spot it.) Prior to that, there are a lot of blow-downs that have been briefly dealt with, but still get in the way. |
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| Comments: |
It was a cold and wet day out. I was in a soggy cloud for much of the outing, and it didn't really dry out until about an hour from my car. Though that did lift my mood a little, the coffee I had a bit later on the drive home did much more. But thinking about that, as convenient as it would be for waking up in the morning, I'm not sure I want hot coffee falling from the sky at the next rainstorm.
Trails beyond North Twin are in good shape. The blow-downs from last season's storm aren't much of a problem to hikers. There's a lot of carnage, but a huge amount of work was done by the maintenance crews, and passage is pretty straight forward. And if you look, there's a lot of plant life in the understory that is getting much more light now, and starting to take off like a bottle rocket as a result.
Photos and more commentary are on my blog. |
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| Name: |
Protean Wanderer |
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| E-Mail: |
hiker@proteanwanderer.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-06-14 |
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| Link: |
https://www.proteanwanderer.com/2018/06/15/trip-report-north-and-south-twin-mountain-mt-guyot-and-west-bond-mountain/ |
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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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