| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Cataloochee Mountain, NH |
|
 | Trails: |
New Colony Road, herd path |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the drivable end of New Colony Road in Orange. Suggest a high clearance vehicle for the last 300 yards. Room for 3 vehicles just before the gate. |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
|
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
|
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
|
|
 | Bugs: |
|
|
 | Lost and Found: |
|
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
Walked up the continuation of New Colony Road passing a beautiful little pond with a beaver lodge near shore. (Unsure if it was still occupied but there was no evidence of freshly cut trees). Continued past the pond until I reached an old logging yard and a junction of the Mowglis Trail. From here you could see Cataloochee and I headed in that direction finding a well-worn herd path that took me to the summit. Found a tree with a yellow 'X' and also the recognized HOL about 40 feet from that on a similar bump. SIgned in and returned easily on the same track. That pond was a gift, because there was a moose browsing on the weeds on the opposite shore, What a great treat. I spent the next 20 minutes watching the moose eat and me feeding the deer flies from the seclusion of the woods. I finally left after the flies became too hungry. |
|
 | Name: |
FranM |
|
 | E-Mail: |
maineri@metrocast.net |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2020-06-23 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
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. |
|
