Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bear Hill, NH |
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| Trails: |
Bear Hill Trail, Ferret Trail, Podunk Road |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on the side of the road (Podunk Rd) just past the intersection with Spruce Pd. Rd. Room for four or five cars. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One walk under. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Not a good choice IMHO. See comments below |
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| Bugs: |
ANTS!!!!!! see comments below. A few Deer Flies |
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| Comments: |
Cost $4 per person so this might be a good late day hike if you don't want to pay. Trail starts about 100yds before parking area/widening of road. It appears to be old fire tower road. It stays left with a mtn bike trail (all downhill if you mtn bike) to the right. Takes about 7 minutes to reach fire tower remains (concrete abutments). Now the cool/not so cool part. The entire summit clearing is filled with huge ant hills and the ants that made them. I quickly counted 30 hills. Some were 4-5 feet in diameter. Some might be abandoned but we didn't stay too long to check it out. Ants were everywhere. About a cm in size and black red variety. We descend the Ferret Trail which had some mud, but that was only one small section. Came back to Podunk Rd and walked to car. 20min round trip. |
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| Name: |
KRobi |
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| E-Mail: |
robisho at comcast dot net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-06-27 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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