| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Stairs Mountain, Mt. Resolution, Mt. Crawford, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Davis Path, Stairs Mountain spur trail, Mt. Parker Trail, bushwhack, Mt. Crawford spur trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking available at Davis Path trail head off of Route 302. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue -- most stream crossings are bone dry. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are generally in pretty good shape. Some erosion and undermining of rock work on Davis Path steeps heading north to Crawford Path spur trail. Mt. Parker Trail heading south toward Mt. Resolution ledges is a bit brushy in some spots (even by Wilderness standards). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Not an issue whatsoever until Mt. Crawford, where there were quite a few (biting) black flies. Guess we're not quite done with some of these yet for the season. |
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 | Comments: |
Very few people on the trails today -- saw a few headed for Mt. Crawford, and then a couple headed for Stairs Mountain, having come in from Rocky Branch. Saw no one on any of the summits.
We only visited the small high point/summit of Mt. Resolution near the Mt. Parker Trail (accessibly by a short herd path/bushwhack), not the other, larger one to the northeast.
The almost-two miles of Davis Path between Mt. Crawford and the Stairs Col Trail is some of the nicest hiking in the Whites: unobstructed, gently graded footbed with some ledge walking. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-09-07 |
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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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