Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Flat Mountain Pond, NH |
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| Trails: |
Bennett Street, Whiteface-Intervale Road, Flat Mountain Pond Trail, Bennett Street Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Bennett Street trailhead, which was quite full at 6:50am. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems. Everything is so low. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns on this loop, but it's also in a wilderness area. One chest-high large birch on the FMT between GT and BT. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. |
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| Bugs: |
A couple of buzzy things flew by. |
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| Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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| Comments: |
I'd been meaning to do this loop for quite some time, don't know why it took so long!
From the Bennett Street trailhead, I did the long road walk over to the Whiteface-Intervale parking area first, to get that out of the way. This entire loop is pretty easy walking the entire way. The northeast half is an actual foot trail with interesting and varied terrain and some more moderate climbing. The southwestern half is railroad grade walking at easy grades almost the entire way.
I was delayed on the hike in by an enormous bull moose who was just sauntering up the trail. I kept my distance, but could see him up ahead as he stuck to the trail for a bit. At one point he crossed the river, then came back. He was huge with a full rack of antlers. The biggest moose I've ever seen. And then just like that, he disappeared into the woods. Amazing.
I stopped at the shelter to cook lunch where there were a few people. Outbound backpackers that I met said that there were 19 people at the shelter last night, who were being drunk and loud until 2:30am. :( :( :(
Jumping on the railroad grade at the shelter, it was an easy, if long walk back to my car. This is a spectacular loop in a very remote area of the Sandwich Range Wilderness. Beautiful! Leaves are dropping quickly, but there's still lots of color out this way. |
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| Name: |
KenM |
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| E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-10-16 |
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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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