| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Grandview Mountain, Grandview Mountain - East Peak , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Snowmobile Corridor 11, Mt. Cilley Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 8, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
In Woodstock NH we took route 112 west, jumped on route 118 west and followed for roughly 2-1/2 miles taking a left onto Elbow Pond Road, crossed over bridge following for about a mile and parked on pull off opposite our hiking start with signage “Snowmobile Corridor #11 and Mt Cilley Trail. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues |
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 | Lost and Found: |
an old Yamaha 250 ... looks like it's been sitting there for many moons |
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 | Comments: |
Nice hike to Grandview Mountain, a New Hampshire 500 Highest Peak and Grandview Mountain - East Peak, a New Hampshire Fire Tower Peak.
Mary and I started off heading north following a grassy snowmobile corridor #11 and Mt Cilley Trail up easy grade and spotted an owl. Things soon leveling off and just over a mile we turned west gaining elevation for a short distance, turned north again and started losing elevation for a quarter mile or so. We then turned east continuing with some ups and downs until we hit the height of land just south of Grandview Mountain.
At this point we were about a ¼ mile from the summit of Grandview as started bushwhacking northeast in nice woods and soon enough we hit the recognized high point and register. After signing in we continued northeast dropping in elevation towards the East Peak and former fire tower. Once at the col we came up on lots of ledge pushing us north to scramble up and around it and soon we hit the remains of the old fire tower on the East Peak.
We basically retraced our steps back to the car clocking in just under 7 miles and 1250 ft of elevation gain.
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 | Name: |
Brian Bond |
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 | E-Mail: |
brianbond@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-09-08 |
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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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