| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Owlshead, Mt. Martha, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Owls Head Trail, Martha's Mile, Cherry Mountain Spur, Cherry Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, June 18, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pretty empty at both lots (both are off Rt.115) today, one or two cars at most. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There's still about 4 stepover/easy stradle on Martha's Mile. Saw worthy. There's also a few widowmakers that aren't hurting anything. On Owlshead path, several bog bridges are rotted out and busted. |
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 | Bugs: |
On and off bug attacks. Spray worked good enough, didn't put on the bug hat. |
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 | Comments: |
I copied Summit Seeker's hike. Left a bike at Cherry Mountain Trail parking lot, then drove down to OwlsHead parking lot and hiked from there. Some mud on OwlHead trail, but rapidly drying out. Trail is a little brushy, I was glad when the trail started to climb as the first 20mins was buggier.
Cool hike, I'd say the effort required makes it a good tune-up for 4000 footers. Sat on the OwlsHead ledges an hour, enjoying the views and trying to identify the peaks. You can see the little stick towers on Mt. Washington, and I think you can see down into the Pemi,.. whichever ones they are, it's a unique and beautiful perspective.
I'm 63, and I hadn't rode a ten-speed since major eye surgery a couple years ago. Taking this loop CW like this, it's almost all downhill. I had forgotten you get a cool breeze riding bikes downhill, and with today's heat that was awesome!
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 | Name: |
Steve Marion |
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 | E-Mail: |
swampfoxsteve@gmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-06-18 |
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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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