| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Kineo, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack, Mt. Kineo Trail, Donkey Hill Cutoff, Three Ponds Trail, Hubbard Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked near the bottom of the road for the Mt. Kineo Trail, and left a bike by the Hubbard Brook Trail head saving me 1.5 mile of road walking. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trails I was redlining today get very little use. As such, there were a lot of blowdowns, significant mud, beaver activity impacting trails.... opportunities for wading across the trail! :-) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Skipper had a water feast all day long. |
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 | Bugs: |
some... but not too bad |
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 | Lost and Found: |
The trails were so overgrown and "grabby" that I lost two pens, one bandana and a ziplock bag with a map blowup (glad I had the original map in my pack... as I needed it today). |
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 | Comments: |
The Three Ponds Trail north of the shelter was very difficult to follow at times. I lost it once where a logging road enters in from the west (you can see this on the map). Infrequent blazing. No recent trail maintenance meant at times looking for faint footpaths through hobble bush. I brought out my compass on a couple of occasions. Numerous muddy and wet sections near beaver ponds and mountain wetlands.
If you're redlining... do these trails soon before a few more years of woods growth and trail neglect make the trails even harder to follow.
That said.... getting past the muddy feet... it was very, very, beautiful country I traveled through today. |
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 | Name: |
Damselfly |
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 | E-Mail: |
btzimr at gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-08-01 |
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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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