| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Osceola, Mt. Osceola , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Osceola Trail, herd path, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 15, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Fee area, lot was over flowing at 10 am when I arrived |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all streams were easily rock hop-able, just a trickle of water flowing |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blowdowns but what is left of any water bars need to be cleaned badly |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
why not |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
If only there could be something to be done with with the first mile of the Osceola Trail, it is just a jumble of rocks mixed with some mud! I had just been to Middle at the end of last August. At the col between the peaks, I took the herd path to the left, there were some small rock cairns just before and after it. I think this is a rather obvious herd path that is used mostly by people as a good place to go to the bathroom, eeewww. I think it took me ten minutes to get to the recognized summit. I had some blowdowns and I knew how to go around a couple ledgy spots. I found it easier going than I thought I would find. No views this time, I was in a cloud the whole time. I returned the same way. When I got back to the trail I noticed that someone had removed the cairns. I then headed up to Mt. Osceola for the heck of it. Clouds didn't clear until I got home later that afternoon. Good fast hike but I confess I was a little stiff from the trail work I did the day before with the Trailwrights the day at Artist Bluff. |
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 | Name: |
Nordic Gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
Nordic Gal |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-10-16 |
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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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