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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Piper Mountain, Swett Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Piper Trail, Piper-Whiteface Link, Vista Trail, Swett Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, September 25, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: 3 or 4 in lot and side of road before gate 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trails were in good shape. Some erosion on Piper. One duck under.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Water down low but not much up high though some was in rock basins from rain. 
Bugs
Bugs: YES! I thought this was fall! Mosquitos were especially voracious on the Swett Trail. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Had never gone over to South Piper or Swett. For not much effort you can really get away from the crowds here. Nice views on both, though you need to move around on Swett to see them.  
Name
Name: KRobi 
E-Mail
E-Mail: robisho at comcast dot net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-09-25 
Link
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