| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Kent, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 12, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked at the end of the gray line that usually means logging road diverging from East Inlet Rd heading east to the peak. It is 1/2mi long according to Gaia. This road is very grassy in the center but is sound. Mid clearance will do fine and 2WD is okay. Not sure about low-clearance. East Inlet Rd to this point is a little different. I forget the exact mileage but the first 8mi or so of East Inlet Rd are in great shape. Mid clearance and 2WD will be able to cruise most of it. Low clearance will probably be okay but there’s one sharp divot in the road (didn’t see an exposed culvert) that I think was around mile 4 you’d need to be careful of. When you reach the HOL on the road where the road turns right (east) and begins to descend just before reaching the spur road that I drove to Kent, the road suddenly becomes much rougher with many exposed rocks. I’d say mid-clearance is necessary. I’d try to pull off somewhere near the top of this hill then walk down the hill and spur road to start Kent if you’re in a sedan. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure |
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 | Bugs: |
Bad when I stopped at the summit. In addition to the regular bugs, there were also some nasty horse flies trying to bite me. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Day 224, Peak 211. 1st hike and peak of the day. This is a real nice one!
From the clearing at the end of the spur road mentioned above, I took a bearing and headed into the cleared area. Obnoxious young growth for a ways before getting into the woods. Once in the woods, I was able to stick to pretty open softwoods though it seemed that thicker woods were lurking around. The grade felt less steep than I anticipated given the contour lines. Though I kept a straight line I wasn’t really on my bearing and just sort of naturally followed the woods which led me to the summit ridge about 1/4mi NE of the highpoint. No matter though as the woods were beautiful :) I hit one thicker patch which I easily negotiated around and the woods were a bit thicker than my ascent up but still quite pleasant. The ridge was pretty flat. I found moose bones almost immediately after hitting the ridge, then a nice skull with antlers intact a little while later. Not too hard to find the register though didn’t seem to be at the precise highpoint.
I signed in and took a bearing down hoping to avoid the young growth I hit on my ascent. I headed a bit too far to the west and corrected but still wound up in the obnoxious younger growth on my way down. Seemed longer than on my way up too. Perhaps it’s best to just trudge through it as it seems you may need to start a ways further down the spur road to avoid it entirely. That said, when all was said and done, I popped out onto the road just a few hundred feet below my car.
I accidentally stopped Gaia on the summit so not sure of exact stats for this one but I think the hike was about 1.5mi with around 600ft of gain. It took me 1hr20min to complete. Could shave a bit of time and distance off if I wound up hitting the peak directly rather than hitting the summit ridge 1/4mi NE of the peak. 141 more days and 154 more peaks to go… |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-06-14 |
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 | Link: |
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