| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Gunstock Mountain, Belknap Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Wayne's Way, Blue Trail, Saddle Trail, Brook Trail, Warden's Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, October 3, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the upper lot at the end of Carriage Road. The paved portion of the road is rough, but is passable in any vehicle with care. Sections of the dirt portion of the road are steep. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails in their usual good shape, thanks to the BRATTs. :) The WT seemed to wander about on various short relocations more than I remember. Are all these recent? |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. Bring water though. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I apparently need to hike this area outside of winter, as I found the graves / memorials on both peaks and the pump well near the fire warden's cabin on Belknap. I didn't know these existed. :) |
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 | Comments: |
A return to the Belknaps, which I hadn't visited since I finished redlining the range in the spring. Now that I'm living closer, I'll likely be going more often. Trails and ledges were wet from the recent rain. Nice new rock steps leading up to the summit of Gunstock at the end of the BT. Just before the summit of Belknap, I noticed the herd path to the plane crash is no longer flagged right at the junction, but is a short way in. Great views from the summits and from the WW overlook thanks to gradually clearing skies. Foliage is still mostly green but the color is starting to pop out more. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-10-03 |
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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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