| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Doublehead Mountain (Squam), Mt. Squam, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Doublehead Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 29, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
A good sized lot at the Doublehead Preserve. Good sign right before you get there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Three tiny trickles |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Plentiful blazes, hardly any blow downs, great signage and info on the kiosk. Thanks! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a few. Bring enough water for them. |
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 | Bugs: |
2 skeets. |
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 | Comments: |
Many nice surprises! One of which is I nearly made book time on this and felt energetic even on the steep part. Not that this is a race.... Just feels nice to be in good shape so we can go more places. Squam Lake Conservation has done some great work here; the beginning of this trail has some foundations of farms from the early and mid 19th century. There is an open area with beautiful views of the lake. There was actually a small rhododendron that was about to bloom! They have placed a picnic table here and have left a water resistant container with a note book inside. Fun to read the entries and leave our own.
On to the trail. A good portion of it is gradual, looks like an old road. Toward the top it gets quite steep in sections, but never difficult. There are ledges near the top with great views of the lake, its islands, and nearby mountains. Fog obscured most of these, but there were still good views of the lake. Went a little further to where it meets with the Crawford-Ridgepole trail.
Some thoughts: On the way there we noticed a new parking lot on 113 right before Thompson Road and wondered what it was. At the trailhead we saw a sign pointing to Eastman Brook Trail. Wondered about this. Checked out the new lot on the way home and saw that you could take a one mile trail from here and end up on Thompson Rd a third of a mile from the beginning of the Doublehead Trail. The new lot is the Eastman Brook Preserve and the trail is Eastman Brook. This would be an alternative way to driving the .9 miles on Thompson Road and would make a longer hike for those desiring one.
Thompson Road is gravelly and narrow. Right after the house on the right, the road dips way down, but comes up immediately. A few areas have some rocks sticking up. I was fine with my Corolla, just need to go very slow. The guy at the farm stand we stopped at on the way home said the new trail is great. So if you want a longer hike or want to avoid unpaved roads, this is a possibility.
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 | Name: |
Beckie and Prema |
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 | E-Mail: |
beckiejani@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-08-29 |
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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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