| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Roberts, Faraway Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Roberts Trail, High Ridge Trail, access road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At the hiker lot at the top of Ossipee Park Road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A couple of tiny sleeps on HRT. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails in overall good shape. MRT has some eroded sections due to heavy use. No blowdowns anywhere. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. We saw a few who were happy. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
Dry trail all around today. Easy going up the ridge to Roberts with amazing clear air providing stellar views out over the lake and out to the Whites from the summit sign (not the actual summit). Our climb up Roberts included a hunt for a particular mushroom, which someone had posted a photo of recently, but that we could not locate. :(
Easy walking over to Faraway, where we hopped on the tower access road for a short distance. We were looking for the old carriage road that once went across the two minor southerly bumps of Faraway. At a spot with flagging on both sides, we left the access road and bushwhacked southeast through open woods, initially finding the old corridor, then quickly losing it. We arrived on the first (northwest) bump and continued toward the second (southeast) bump. After a slight drop between the two, we regained what appeared to be the old road, which was on a raised bed with a rock foundation along one edge. This led directly to the SE bump. The highpoint here appears to be a raised ledge. No other signs of recognition on either bump that we noticed. From the SE bump, we whacked due south a very short distance back to the HRT. We retraced our route back down instead of doing a loop.
It was interesting to check out this old road, which is pretty much lost to nature at this point. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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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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