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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Martha, Owlshead, NH
Trails
Trails: Cherry Mountain Trail, Martha's Mile
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: The only vehicle in the pullout on Old Cherry Mountain Road. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None on this route. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One hanging crown on Cherry Mountain Trail, maybe 0.2 from the road. Cherry Mountain Trail has some very grassy sections, though generally there is a treadway to follow. A leaner on Martha's Mile just down from Mt. Martha summit, two stepovers in the col, and a duck under just below the steeps on Owlshead.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Various large flies (which were biting through my shirt when I stopped!) on the way up, then came the thunder and rain, during and after which they weren't a problem.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: By the time this was all over, the conditions had gone from damp grassy trail, to pooled water and much splashing. Did not avoid the thunderstorms (the first round anyway)! No rain over Mt. Martha and over to Owlshead, though I started to hear rumbles about halfway between the two. Two groups hanging out on Owlshead when I got there, one came up Owlshead Path, the other I'm not sure. It didn't start full on raining until I was just below Mt. Martha on the return, then opened up pretty much all the way down to the road. Thunder and lightning crashed overhead and all about, no strikes real close thankfully. It was a pretty exhilarating experience running down in the pouring rain, spurred on by the fury of nature.  
Name
Name: Bill Robichaud 
E-Mail
E-Mail: bill.robichaud@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-07-23 
Link
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