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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Big Ball Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Mt. Shaw Trail, Tate Mountain Trail, Banana Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: 5 other cars at 9:45, 10 at 1:00 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few old blowdown on Tate Mtn. trail. A couple signs like where Tate Mtn. Trail leaves Mt. Shaw Trail would be nice and above that where a couple logging road cross. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Would be a great trail for dogs 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Once I was off the Mt. Shaw Trail, I never saw another person. Unbelievable views just below the junction headed towards Little Ball Mtn.

Once you got on Tate Mtn. Trail beyond the logging roads the trail was nice and dry and mud free.

#9 on my Ossipee Ten list.  
Name
Name: David and Moose 
E-Mail
E-Mail: grayfoxfarm@comcast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-04-07 
Link
Link: https:// 
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