| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Castle Mountain - West Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Logging roads, skidder trails, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At end of Brown Road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None
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 | Comments: |
This was for Karen's 99th or 105th (depending on which list you use) of her NHHH. We drove into the TH on Meriden Hill Rd and then Brown Road, I used my truck and would not recommend using a low clearance vehicle. The road gets pretty rough and rocky after the first bridge. Parked in a field at end of the road, If the owners of the nice camp are home I would recommend requesting permission as a courtesy, they are very nice and, as hikers, we would like to keep it that way. From here we generally followed the logging/snowmobile path up for about two miles to a large old logging yard. Turned right and headed up the well defined skidder trails which are beginning to show a lot of new growth hobble bush but still easy walking in a generally Southerly direction until they gave way to well defined herd paths. Now moving in a more easterly route through open woods and finding the ridge which circled to the east side of Castle right up to the summit. Actually a fairly easy summit, 4 hours round trip for the 5.5 miles and a wonderful day with a light falling snow. |
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 | Name: |
FranM |
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 | E-Mail: |
maineri at metrocast dot net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-11-16 |
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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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