| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, bushwhack, Owls Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 23, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in the Lincoln Woods Trail lot, and bathrooms are available! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Many river crossings but all frozen. All had solid snow bridges and were easily crossable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail is in great shape. A few blowdowns but easily maneuverable. |
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 | Comments: |
Started off in snow shoes and 15 degrees at the Lincoln Woods Trail head! Temperatures quickly rose to a pleasant mid-30s. Beautiful day for a long hike. Trails are easy to follow and snow is well packed. Warm weather did mean some melting snow. We were constantly knocking our snowshoes to clear the snow build up.
Took the Brutus Bushwack up Owl’s Head. Trail is steep and challenging but easy to follow. Watch carefully for it on the way down, it’s easy to miss. We picked out some landmarks to remember for the return journey and didn’t have a problem.
Hiked around the summit for a bit trying to find the “true†summit. Hard to find with all the snow and tracks. GPS said we found it but it’s some .4 miles after the first viewing area.
On the return, snowshoed to Lincoln Woods then bare booted for the last 2.6 miles to trailhead. Met a few other hikers. Challenging last mile up and down Owl’s Head but great hike overall.
Full blog and pictures to follow.
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 | Name: |
New England Librarian |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-26 |
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 | Link: |
 https://newenglandlibrarian.com/blog/category/new-england/ |
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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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