| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Anna, Goat Pasture Hill, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Anna Red Trail, Anna Blue Trail, Goat Pasture Hill Red Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, April 21, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Alton Mountain Road lot, wow that has gotten wide! Parked head in by kiosk. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing on Anna Blue Trail south of Old Stage Road could use some bog bridges or something equally useful; we found a smaller area to cross a few feet from trail crossing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three blowdowns on Anna Blue Trail on the south side of Old Stage Road. Anna Blue Trail has usual perks. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I wish!! But didn’t see any. |
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 | Bugs: |
Few little things, but no black flies yet! No ticks yet. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Looked like some auxiliary cable from maybe a snowmobile hanging at kiosk where Anna Blue meets Old Stage Road. |
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 | Comments: |
Spring clean up/check in time! Recent trip reports from users traversing the ridge reignited the flame for the old gal. Met up with Nordic gal to clean out water bars, look for blow downs, taking the summit junipers, and lop pesky saplings. Within the last few years, the BRATTS changed all of the trail names to correspond with the colors used for blazing. Forgive me if you know the original names, and I confuse you. I’m still learning to call them “red” “blue” “yellow” etc.
We did a big loop from Alton Mtn Road lot, starting the loop at the Anna (Red) Trail. I love this trail! A lot of cool stuff along the way. Cellar holes, waterfalls, caves! Worked (literally) our way to the summit, hit the true summit and started the trip to the outlook via the Anna Blue trail. We walked the Anna Blue trail out to Old Stage Road, and decided to continue on, crossing the corridor. The Anna Blue trail south of Old Stage has rolling terrain that brings you to a fantastic outlook over one of the ponds. We took this trail all the way to the junction with Goat Pasture Hill trail. After our leisurely stroll on the blue trail, we resumed trail working as we climbed up and over Goat Pasture Hill cleaning, taming and lopping away. This trail is another one of my favorites (Forgive my bias!). Beautiful ridge walk, and convenient look out to Straightback. We continued all the way along this red trail until we were back to Old Stage Road; we headed back to the car for beer and yummy lemon blueberry cookies.
These trails are clear and ready for all to enjoy! |
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 | Name: |
bria, Nordic_gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
breahmaria@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-21 |
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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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