| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Klem, Mt. Mack, West Quarry Mountain, East Quarry Mountain, Rand Mountain, Mt. Anna, Straightback Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Reed Road Trail, Quarry Trail, Red Trail, Main Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I was the only car in the parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There were some mud sections that acted like crossings and the actual crossing has rocks to hop over. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
If you start from the Steinwachs Trailhead, there is very little signage to the actual trail. The markers on all these trails need to be re-painted, it was very hard to see them at times. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No pups today :( |
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 | Comments: |
This hike completed the final peaks that I had to do for all 12 of the Belknap Mountain Range. I mapped it out on OutdoorActive to see how many miles it would be and it estimated around 8 miles; I ended up doing 9.2 because the parking lot is lower than expected. I parked at the Quarry Mountain Forest lot/Steinwachs Trailhead - you head up the road and there is a house on the left. The trail starts at the green gate, there is a Belknap Conversation sign on the front, you can't miss it. You will follow this road for a bit, you will cross a wooden bridge and at one point you'll see stone stairs and the beginning of some blue markers, this is the beginning of the Reed Road Trail. You'll go up a series of small switchbacks until you hit the Quarry Trail which is white markers - you can go left or right, I went right to hit W. Quarry first. None of the peaks really have views, but there are some viewpoints along the way. I only saw 3 people on the trail and I didn't see them until about 3 hours into my hike which was nice. This is a great long trail in the Lakes Region if you want to get away from everything and feel like you are truly in the backcountry of nature. |
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 | Name: |
Harrison Haas |
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 | E-Mail: |
harrisonwhaas@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-04-07 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/inner-six-peaks-cbcb58a?u=i |
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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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