| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Fourth Connecticut Lake, NH |
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Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 14, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
To get to the trailhead for the Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail, you need to take U.S. Route 3 and drive 22 miles north of the village of Pittsburg, NH to the U.S./Canada border. You park on the east side of Route 3 near the U.S. Customs station. The trail is just beyond the station and heads off to your left (west) along the U.S./Canada border. |
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Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Comments: |
My BLOG (see link below) contains some photos from the hike along this trail which runs along the U.S./Canadian border.
Regarding the trail conditions, the New Hampshire Chapter of the Nature Conservancy does a great job of maintaining this pathway. It was in very good shape. There are some segments that are surprisingly steep and rocky, and there are other segments that are generally flat. Also, some segments are boggy, but the boggiest areas generally have bog bridges that are in good shape. The trail is easy to follow, and it appears that much of the signage along the route is relatively new.
There are some minor inconsistencies between various guidebook descriptions in terms of the total mileage for this hike. However, a brochure published by the Nature Conservancy lists the round-trip mileage as 1.7 miles (0.6 mile from the trailhead to reach a 0.5 mile loop trail around the lake, plus the 0.6 mile return to the trailhead). The brochure can be accessed on the Internet at this URL:
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newhampshire/placesweprotect/thlakepreserve.pdf
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 | Name: |
1HappyHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
randonneur8 AT yahoo DOT com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-08-16 |
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 | Link: |
 https://1happyhiker.blogspot.com/2011/08/hiking-along-canadian-border-fourth.html |
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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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