| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owl's Head Path, bushwhacks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in the Lincoln Woods lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Liberty and Lincoln snow/ice bridges holding firm. Avoided Franconia brook and lower Lincoln Brook crossings through use of the Black Pond to Lincoln Brook Trail bushwhack |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of trees across the Lincoln Brook Trail were no problem to get around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One dog on trail seemed to have no problems. The winter route up Owl's Head is probably more dog friendly than the Owl's Head slide. |
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 | Comments: |
The trails were hard packed snow with some minor icy areas. There was a small stretch of mud on the Lincoln Brook Trail. Just after passing Black Pond follow the left snowshoe track at the junction (uphill option). The Black Pond bushwhack ends at the Lincoln Brook Trail at the west bank of the first Lincoln Brook crossing. The fisherman's bushwhack trail that parallels Lincoln Brook had not been used of late. The bushwhack trail up Owl's Head is an uphill right off the Lincoln Brook Trail some distance after the upper crossing of Lincoln Brook (it is obvious). Some sections of the bushwhack up Owl's Head are steep and requires some type of traction. I used the microspikes which proved adequate although more aggressive traction may have been better. The bushwhack meets the Owl's Head Path below the ridgeline.
I ended up carrying the snowshoes today. A total of 13 hikers and one dog paid a visit to the Owl's Head summit on this fine winter's day. |
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 | Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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 | E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-02-19 |
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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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