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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Square Ledge, NH
Trails
Trails: Oliverian Brook Trail, Square Ledge Branch Trail, Square Ledge Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at the lot. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All crossings were rock hoppable. The brook crossing on Passaconaway Cutoff was easier a bit upstream from where the trail crosses. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few blowdowns on each of the trails, but all were easy to go over/under. Significant mud/drainage issues on the section of the Oliverian Brook Trail south of the Passaconaway Cutoff junction.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw none. Several spots on the Square Ledge Trail would have been challenging for a dog.  
Bugs
Bugs: Only bothersome when stopping or resting. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The AMC guide describes the section of the Oliverian Brook Trails south of the Passaconaway Cutoff as being very wet, and the trail certainly lived up to it's reputation today - with significant, unavoidable, boot-sucking mud in many places.

Missed the spur trail (unmarked) off the Square Ledge Trail that leads to the outlook, so only had obstructed views from the wooded summit.

 
Name
Name: BLT 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2012-06-24 
Link
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