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Peaks
Peaks Rattlesnake Mountain (Rumney), NH
Trails
Trails: Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parking for maybe 2 cars at Rattlesnake, I parked on the road easily though. The parking at PHP was odd, we had two cars and barely fit and thats WITH one of them being a jeep that could go over all the rocks. However, there was a prius in a more moderate parking lot when we left that really would've added like three minutes to the hike, so theres that option. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Both trails totally dry. HOWEVER I can absolutely see how Peaked Hill Pond would be disastrous after rain as the ground was very very dry and showed a lot of promise for deep mud. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No blowdowns on Rattlesnake, fairly eroded on the steep sections though. One blow down 1/2 way through PHP trail that was a simple hop over. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Heard a lot of barking but saw no dogs. 
Bugs
Bugs: none! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: **Check out blog linked below for pics and my fun bear story**

Rattlesnake is short, sweet, and eroded. Nice views of the valley and my least favorite mountain ever, Carr (long story). Oh and there was also bears. A mom and a cub. A climber I talked to afterwards told me he also saw one in the area two weeks ago, so stay loud out there folks!

Peaked hill pond was lovely and essentially a logging road that was grassy at times. Great for first timers!

P.S. If you're the guy who heard me screaming Welcome to the Jungle to create a presence for the bears, I am so sorry for being obnoxious.  
Name
Name: wheresizzy 
E-Mail
E-Mail: isabella.risitano@me.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-07-31 
Link
Link: https://www.wheresizzy.com/post/rattlesnake-mountain-peaked-hill-pond-trail-7-30-22 
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