Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Moriah, NH |
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| Trails: |
Rattle River Trail, Kenduskeag Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking off US 2. No hurricane damage on I-93 to US 3 to 115 to US 2. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock hoppable - the river crossings perhaps slightly tricky. Would not want to attempt this in high water. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Relatively minimal erosion from the hurricane. The narrow sidehill above the second river crossing is surprisingly still in tact, though a few 1-2 yard sections sank a bit.
Cut out a dozen blowdowns (including 3 sets that were blocking the trail) and picked up a bunch of deadfall. Ran out of daylight, so left perhaps half a dozen stepovers (generally flat on the ground). Kenduskeag could use some brushing. Trails could use some fresh blazing (especially after a bootleg red spraypaint job). Heard Carter-Moriah (Gorham side) has some chainsaw blowdowns. |
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| Bugs: |
None |
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| Comments: |
Trails had more blowdown issues than erosion issues (though if Rattle River had climbed one foot higher, it would have been a different situation). Cleared a bunch of minor to moderate blowdowns, so thru hikers should be able to get through without any issues.
Rattle River Trail was generally dry, though there were a few small patches of mud (worst patches probably just before reaching Kenduskeag.
Kenduskeag had some minor mud, but was generally just damp.
Was only Carter-Moriah for all of a minute or two to the summit of Moriah, but heard that it has some chainsaw blowdowns somewhere between summit and Bangor Road.
I think I see a new V slide on the back of Middle Carter! |
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| Name: |
rocket21 |
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| E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-08-31 |
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| Link: |
https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mtmoriah-2011-0831.php |
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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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