Mt. Cardigan, Crane Mountain, Orange Mountain, Firescrew - Woodland Trail, Clark Trail, Vistamont Trail, Skyland Trail, South Ridge Trail, Mowglis Trail, Elwell Trail, Back 80 Trail - 5-5-2019

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Mt. Cardigan, Crane Mountain, Orange Mountain, Firescrew, NH

	Trails:	Woodland Trail, Clark Trail, Vistamont Trail, Skyland Trail, South Ridge Trail, Mowglis Trail, Elwell Trail, Back 80 Trail

	Date of Hike:	Sunday, May 5, 2019

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	AMC Cardigan had nearly an empty lot today. Road was fine and not super muddy / rutted.

	Surface Conditions:	Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Small Patches

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	All rock hoppable or step over

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Spring brings normal maintenance. Blow downs on several side trails (all step over or side step), debris on trails (Back 80 especially). Back 80 has flagging on several areas to help with re-routes and where blazing is hard to follow.

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	Bugs:

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	Grand Loop - Up Woodland / Clark to Vistamont. Summit of Orange Mtn. Skyland for out / back to Crane Mtn, then over to Rimrock / South Peak. Finally up Cardigan and then down to Firescrew. Lunch at Crag Shelter before hitting Elwell and descending to Back 80 trail. Snow still present in areas, but avoidable. Mud and water on trails (Back 80 especially). Slabs / Ledges wet today from past rains so some caution on those. Summits overall in clouds when was passing through, but still pretty as the clouds give an eerie appearance to the upper areas. Only a handful of people seen. One campfire area found approaching Orange Mtn that was right on trail edge, this was dispersed. Fair amount of trash at Crag Shelter and packed out what could fit in 2 gallon ziplocks. Use caution following Back 80 as blazes are fading in areas, but re-routes have flagging on them.

	Name:	cheinselman

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	Date Submitted:	2019-05-05

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