Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Sugarloaf, Goose Pond, NH |
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| Trails: |
Elwell Trail, Goose Pond Snowmobile Trail (Orange Trail) |
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| Date of Hike: |
Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Elwell Trail trailhead, opposite Wellington State Park. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue -- water levels are low. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Elwell Trail could use a small amount of maintenance brushing in some sections, where saplings are encroaching on the corridor.
Erosion at the base of the steep section on Goose Pond Snowmobile Trail (Orange Trail), about 0.2 miles from trailhead, continues to erode from some of the recent rain events. |
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| Bugs: |
None -- at all. Seriously. |
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| Comments: |
Some of the perennially boggy/muddy sections of the Elwell Trail within the first 0.2 miles of the trailhead have gotten/are getting bog bridges -- this should help cut down on the various herd paths that have formed around these sections over the past few years.
Very quiet on the trails this afternoon -- and the lake -- as the summer season winds down.
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| Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-08-29 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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