| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Mexico, Big Rock Cave, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cabin Trail, Big Rock Cave Trail, Paugus Trail, Bickford Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Cabin trail parking area which is across from the trailhead. It's about .6 miles between this trailhead and Bickford's trailhead parking. Not a lot of spaces at either, more like roadside parking plus a little |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossing just before Paugus trail & big rock cave trail intersection was tricky. I made it across with wet boots, 2 others took their shoes off. The crossing on Paugus trail on your way to Bickford trail had a length of steel grating placed across the worst of it and it was stable enough to step across easily with no slipping. Quite a chunk of steel |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of decent size trees across the trail, none are hard to get around or under. I cleared most of the small stuff that had fallen. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Easy dog day, lots of water on the entire loop. Walk right by a couple of homes so leash them if need be. "No bear dog" signs are everywhere. muzzle load season opened today so keep that in mind. |
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 | Comments: |
An easy 5.6 mile loop that I had been meaning to do for a while now. The Big Rock Cave is pretty cool and worth exploring. Very quiet trails, we saw no one on this one. You walk very close to a couple of houses on Bickford trail, one of them literally through the middle of their property/driveway/garage area so keep your dogs close or leashed if they need it. |
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 | Name: |
Chance |
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 | E-Mail: |
c.hersey@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-11-04 |
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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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