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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Cabot, The Bulge, The Horn, NH
Trails
Trails: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Horn Spur, Unknown Pond Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, June 1, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: No issues with parking. People worry about the gate closing, but it was still open when we left at 6:15. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: On the Unknown Pond Trail, there are several small water crossings. Though none of them were major, they required a little scanning for the best route, and there were a few places where we had to bushwhack around large areas of water on the trail. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Lots of blowdowns, but all easy to go around, over or under. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Several dogs on the hike today, most well behaved and having a good time. 
Bugs
Bugs: It was very buggy at the summit of Mt. Cabot and later in the day, the Unknown Pond trail was quite buggy. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: I lost a red Black Diamond trekking pole, probably somewhere below the Cabot summit on the Unknown Pond Trail. 
 
Comments
Comments: It was a great day overall, beautiful streams, wildflowers and great views on Mt. Horn in spite of the clouds. Lots of moose droppings on the Unknown Pond trail, though no wildlife sitings.  
Name
Name: TandemHiker 
E-Mail
E-Mail: dsmsbs@comcast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-06-02 
Link
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