| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Paugus (South Peak), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kelley Trail, Lawrence Trail, Old Paugus Trail, Bolles Trail, Brook Trail, Bickford Trail, Brook Path, Gordon Path, roadwalks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ferncroft empty when I arrived, a dozen other vehicles on my return. Six vehicles at Brook/Liberty lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings were easy hops today (bridged crossings on Brook Path). |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few old step-overs on the route, and some remaining obstacles on Old Paugus Trail, but everything is passable. Bickford doesn't appear to get much use, as evidenced by the large amount of downed leaves still covering most of the trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
Flying around, mostly of little consequence. |
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 | Comments: |
Another very productive red-lining day, though I didn't get everything done that I wanted to. Started and ended at Ferncroft. Up Kelley to Paugus Pass, then out and back on Lawrence to 4-Way Junction. Up to Paugus South Peak on Lawrence, down the entire length of Old Paugus. Down to Brook/Liberty trailhead, then up Brook to eastern section of Bickford. Whole length of Bickford down to 113A. Walked too far east on 113A, about 0.3 miles past the turn off for Brook Path. Brook Path up along the Wonalancet River, then roadwalked the 0.25 to Gordon Path back to Ferncroft. With few exceptions, all new trails!
Temperatures stayed cool, and the cloud cover for most of the day helped. Bailed on red-lining out the Big Rock Cave/Whitin Brook/Cabin triangle, figured I'd save it for another day. Trails mostly in good shape, except where mentioned above.
Blog post soon! |
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 | Name: |
Bill Robichaud |
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 | E-Mail: |
bill.robichaud@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-08-21 |
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 | Link: |
 https://onapathwithheart.blogspot.com/ |
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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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