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Peaks
Peaks Mt. Monadnock, NH
Trails
Trails: Pumpelly Trail, Dublin Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: We spotted a couple cars at the Dublin trailhead and then drove over to the Pumpelly trailhead. Limited roadside parking there. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No issues on Pumpelly. Various areas along Dublin are flagged for work, I believe as part of SPNHF's Monadnock Trails Week, which kicks off on Friday. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: No dogs allowed on Monadnock. 
Bugs
Bugs: Nope! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: A ball cap on a cairn which I carried out. 
 
Comments
Comments: Party of three, up Pumpelly and down Dublin. Trails were a mix of dry and wet from yesterday's rain. Open ledges were mainly dry. Dublin had a lot of wet ledge and some running water. Lots of small pools at the summit, one of which contains an amazing number of tadpoles. Various areas of minor mud in places on both trails.

Excellent views from Pumpelly Ridge and the summit, getting less hazy as the day went on. The Sandwich Range was visible, as well as the Green Mountains. We saw an array of military aircraft activity around the mountain, including what looked like a cargo plane which flew by at around 2500', pretty low. Not sure what this was all about. We encountered two people at a place which seems to be getting a lot of foot traffic now.

Thanks to Jim and Howard for a great day on this iconic peak.  
Name
Name: KenM 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kmacgray@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-07-18 
Link
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