| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bear Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bear Mountain Trail, Elwell Trail, road walk |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 23, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for a couple of cars at small pull-out area on the old Hebron-Alexandria Turnpike (Class VI extension of Bear Mountain Road), 30 feet south of Bear Mountain Trail trailhead and one mile after turning on to Bear Mountain Road off of West Shore Road. After a couple of recent heavy rain storms, the road is a bit more eroded than it was a month ago -- take a bit of care when driving a regular passenger car here, noting an occasional exposed rusty culvert or granite boulder. Note that while logging appears to have wrapped up near the trailhead, it is active about 0.5 miles north of it, and may cause some issues with driving on the road on weekdays. In that case, there is parking 0.7 miles north of the trailhead, in a small clear area on Bear Mountain Road right where Panorama Lane turns off of it. (Just do not block the gate to the tennis courts.) |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Bear Mountain Trail is in good shape -- just two small-diameter (handsaw) stepover blowdowns shortly after the beginning of the trail near the Hebron-Alexandria Turnpike. Elwell Trail past Bear Mountain view ledges (northwest of intersection with Bear Mountain Trail) and prior to summit could use a bit of brushing. Elwell Trail about 0.1 miles southeast of intersection with Bear Mountain Trail has a 12-to-14-inch-diameter duck-under blowdown (anyone over 5 feet tall will need to limbo a bit). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
A couple of deer flies and some occasional nuisance eye-flies. |
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 | Comments: |
We parked a car near the trailhead, climbed up the Bear Mountain Trail, and tagged the summit, about 0.4 miles past the first view ledges on the Elwell Trail. After that, we went down the Elwell Trail to the old turnpike, and did a short road walk back to the car. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-08-24 |
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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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