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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Shaw, NH
Trails
Trails: Lower Bridle Path, Faraway Mountain Trail, Upper Bridle Path, Oak Ridge Cutoff, High Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, November 2, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty @ the upper Castle in the Clouds lot. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: N/A 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Two recent looking blowdowns: one on the Lower Bridle Path which can be stepped over and one on the Upper Bridle Path which can be gone through. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn't see any. 
Bugs
Bugs: None. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: N/A. 
 
Comments
Comments: Cold, blustery and cloudy all day. About 95% of the leaves are down in this area which hide rocks and roots underneath. Snow started to cover the trails on the Upper Bridle Path and continued to the summit - maybe 1.5" or so on the High Ridge Trail. Summit views to the north were excellent.

Although the Castle area was crowded with a run/half marathon going on today I did not see anyone else on the trails during my entire hike.

 
Name
Name: HMJ 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-11-02 
Link
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