| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Eastman Hill, NH |
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 | Trails: |
This Is My Song Trail, Steele Hill Connector, Red Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 22, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small parking area for two cars and kiosk on Eastman Hill Road in Sanbornton (hiker symbol sign). There looks to be a gravel parking area across the street as well. I approached from the north via Hermit Woods and Eastman Hill Roads, and both were muddy and rutted in places. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Several minor drainages, all easily crossed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Hoo boy. The TIMST is fine on its initial woods road section. Once it turns into a footpath as it enters the woods, there is very little evidence of either a corridor or a footbed. This route is basically blazes on trees. If the blazes were not there, this trail would be very difficult to impossible to follow. I had to hunt around a LOT for blazes, and I'm pretty good at navigating faint trails. Many of the blazes are also low to the ground, and they will not be visible in winter. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure, I saw one. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few are waking up. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
A somewhat confusing journey to this small hill, aided by the fact that I missed a turn due to the aforementioned vagueness of the TIMST. A real mixed bag of conditions everywhere, typical of this time of year.
I followed that trail until I met up with a red / green blazed connecting trail which took me to a junction. I turned left here and ended up at a large clearing with an old cemetery. There's also a restricted view out to Moosilauke.
Doubling back to the junction, I continued straight and followed the RT (not on the map, but part of the Steele Hill Resort) up to near the summit of Eastman. There is a cell tower shortly below the top. At the height of land, I bushwhacked maybe 50 yards off trail to the unrecognized high point, which appears to be a small uplifted ledge. I pretty much followed the same route out, except I took the section of TIMST that I should have taken originally and looped back around to where it meets itself.
This ended up being a bit of a navigational challenge, but still a nice day in the woods. :) |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-04-22 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.sanborntonnh.org/sites/sanborntonnh/files/uploads/sanborntontownforest_2012.pdf |
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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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