| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
West Quarry Mountain, Rand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Reed Road Trail, Quarry Trail, Old Clough Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 17, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Reed Road Lot. Still open for the season. Three cars total when I got there and when I left. Room for more. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Very difficult to find Reed Road Trail entrance. Almost missed it. Luckily turned around to take a picture of the view and caught a glimpse of the entrance. To get there from Reed Road Lot, walk down the road pass the gate, then along the rock bed, through a meadow, and continue down the road. Some nice views will come along on the left. Around there (at least 0.3 miles from parking lot maybe more) look for small staircase to the right tucked in the woods. The blue blazes start there. Someone left a cairn there too. Imagine will be hard to catch when the snow comes.
Reed Road Trail well maintained and easy to follow.
Quarry Trail very difficult to navigate between Reed Rd Trail junction and Rand. Not well blazed and 2-3 blowdowns. One significantly large tree in between W Quarry and Rand completely blocking trail. Need to make bypass. Impossible to climb over tree without getting impaled.
Quarry Trail approach to Rand summit also missing blazes. Hard to follow.
Old Clough Road to Reed Lot in good shape. No issue. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs but did see Moose poop! |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Had a lot of fun testing navigational skills on Quarry Trail. Thanks to everyone who came before us and left tracks on the snow else would have been impossible for us to continue. |
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 | Name: |
doubletrouble |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-11-17 |
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 | Link: |
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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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