| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Liberty Springs Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No major problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
On Liberty Springs, there are two blowdowns that were too big for my SvenSaw; one is a stepover, and the other is a duckunder. Lowest section of OBP is washed out but passable. |
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 | Bugs: |
Biting insects are dead, dead, dead. |
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 | Comments: |
I went up the Liberty Spring Trail, which is fine, except for one short section above the steam crossing, where water is running down the trail; it's not a major issue. There are two blowdowns that were too big for my SvenSaw; one is a stepover, and the other is a duckunder. The Franconia Ridge Trail is fine from the LST junction to the summit of Lafayette. I saw(and removed) one small blowdown. The Greenleaf Trail from Lafayette summit to the hut is fine. The Old Bridle Path is clear, except that near the bottom, the trail is covered with rocks and sand where it parallels the stream, and the trail is badly washed out from there to the trailhead, which is a couple of hundred meters. The old water pipe buried under the trail is now exposed and is trippable-onable. Be careful. |
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 | Name: |
John Parsons |
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 | E-Mail: |
jparsons627@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-09-01 |
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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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