| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Swift Diamond Farm Peak (South, South Crystal), Four Mile Brook Mountain (South Tucker Mountain), NH |
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 | Trails: |
bushwhack , herd paths, old logging roads |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 30, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
From route 26 take Coarser Brook Rd and follow just over 6 miles you’ll come to a water crossing, take a right on Four Mile Brook Road, at just under 4 miles fork left onto unknown road name, follow about 1 miles and just under to parking. After summiting we returned to Four Mile Brook Road and turned left, followed just under a mile and turned right onto unknown road name, followed another mile or so turning right onto unknown road name, followed to the end and parking area
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues.. it's a bushwhack |
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 | Comments: |
After popping a calf muscle last weekend and not wanting to sit around eating bon bons we pick a few relatively easy-going bushwhacks in the same area. If things worked out we’d climb one mountain, drive to the next, hit that one and so.
Both mountains on the New Hampshire 300 Highest and New Hampshire 2000-footer list.
Swift Diamond Farm Peak (South South Crystal)
From our parking spot, we set off southwest over older logging sash toward a cal between the summit and a bump to the south crossing older logging roads, hitting herd paths and lots of moose activity along the way. Just before the cal we turned northwest up the ridge. For the next few hundred feet of elevation gain things started getting steep and a little thick. Just after 2600 feet the woods opened and leveled off with lots of herd paths. From here we stayed to the east in nice woods to avoid some thicker stuff high on the ridge then turning west to the recognized high point and signed in. Our return trip as always, we choose a deferent route to do a little exploring and found an older chewed up moose antler along the way back to the car. Total trip was +/- 3 ½ miles and 800 ft of elevation gain of bushwhacking
Four Mile Brook Mountain (South Tucker Mountain)
From our parking spot, we set off east, turning southeast up the older radio antenna access road now more of a ATV trail. After a few hundred feet of elevation gain we turned southwest toward the summit on an older logging cut and now herd path. Once things leveled off we jump off and hit the recognized high point and signed in. Not much of a bushwhack to this point. We then set off bushwhacking east, turning northeast towards the radio antenna exploring along the way. After checking out the radio antenna back to the car. Total trip was +/- 1 miles and 300 ft of elevation gain.
My calf was a little sore and we called it a day.
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 | Name: |
Brian Bond |
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 | E-Mail: |
BrianBond@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-10-01 |
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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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