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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Madison, NH
Trails
Trails: Pine Link, Watson Path, Osgood Trail, Howker Ridge Trail, Dolly Cap Road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, July 26, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Room for at least 6 cars at Pine Link. Dolly Cop road is rough in places. Go slow.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No crossings on Pine Link, only one on Howker Ridge, no priblem 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Many many blowdowns removed from Pine Link and Howker Ridge, thank you. Top part of Howker Ridge had been brushed. Pine Link and lower Howker Ridge could use brushing.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Mosquitoes were bad on lower Howker Ridge 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Did a figure 8 hike up Madison. Saw a bear cub on Dolly Cop Road and a full size bear about 0.5 miles from Howker Ridge parking lot. Except for Osgood Trail only met one person today. A nice alternative to Valley Way. Trails were pretty much as described in WMG.  
Name
Name: JToll 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-07-26 
Link
Link: https:// 
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