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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Passaconaway, Nanamocomuck Peak, Wonalancet Hedgehog, NH
Trails
Trails: Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Square Ledge Trail, Walden Trail, Square Ledge Branch Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of room at Oliverian Brook Trail lot. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Rock hops 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Took out a few blowdowns. Plenty of wilderness stepovers remaining. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Trails were damp to start and ledges and bog bridges were quite slippery. Foggy and windy up top, but sun poked and fog lifted for much of the last half hour of flag flying.


Walden Trail in particular had some dangerously slippery scramble ledges (not that much of an issue when dry), especially descending of Wonalancet Hedgehog.


Square Ledge Branch Trail was surprisingly pleasant with good footing and steady grade.


Torrential downpour started for the last two miles of the Oliverian Brook Trail, turning the trail into a stream.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2012-09-08 
Link
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