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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Piper Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Piper Mountain Trail, Piper-Whiteface Link, Old Piper Trail, White Trail, Carriage Road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Gate is closed overnight, but room to park outside it. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Bridged 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One 6" stepover blowdown on the first uphill on the Piper Trail. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Keep them close and orange! Heard a gunshot near the Piper Mountain Trail just after sunrise this morning, followed by a wounded deer running across the Carriage Road. 
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: None 
 
Comments
Comments: Trails were snow free and mostly dry. A few areas of wet ledge, but nothing too bad.
On the descent of the Carriage Road, I heard a gunshot from the direction of the Piper Mountain Trail just after sunrise this morning, then saw bleeding deer run across the Carriage Road from that direction.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-11-11 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos 
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