| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Diamond Ridge (Stewartstown), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 2, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
From Rt 26 in Errol, follow Coarser Brook Rd North for a little more than 6mi. I’d think this would be doable by even low clearance cars as it’s a wide dirt road in good shape though it has some pretty rocky spots when it goes up and down more steeply. Cross a bridge, then turn left onto Greenough Pond Rd. Follow it for another 2.5mi or so. Here, what I believe is still Greenough Pond Rd bears left and Roaring Brook Rd bears right. I bore left to stay on the road. While it’s generally in good shape, I’d only take mid clearance plus cars on it due to a muddy muddy that takes up the whole road beneath one of the Nathan Pond Ridge Peaks (this is the road that travels on the north side of them, shown on Gaia). I’m not sure at what point this road ceases to be Greenough Pond Rd but I followed it to its end as shown on Gaia. Some other roads diverge to logged areas and such, one of which appeared to cross the river which got my hopes up, but the bridge across the river was gated. The road was rough at times but should be okay for mid clearance with just 2WD. One steep hill to negotiate toward the end. Distance from the jct with Roaring Brook Rd to the end is a little over 5mi. Also, should’ve said ink last report for Blue Ridge North that the name of the road north toward the peak is called Keyser Brook Rd. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
I crossed the Swift Diamond River on a small log. The log didn’t look parocuelry great but it did the trick both on the way in and on the way out. Otherwise, it would’ve been a shallow wade through the water. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I wouldn’t recommend it for small dogs due to the water crossing. Larger ones would probably be okay. I don’t think the logged areas would be too bad for them. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Day 336, Peal 321. 4th peak of the day after the 2 Crystals and Blue Ridge North. Most get this peak from the west when they hike Diamond Pond Peak and others in the Coleman State Park area but I believe I ran out of time to do so when I did those this past winter and there appeared to be some minor access issues. Going in from the south as I did seems harder in some sense since you’ve got to cross the river but not terribly so. This approach seemed to make the most sense since I certainly didn’t want to drive all the way back over to Coleman State Park just to get this one peak.
I descended over some logged stuff from my nice parking area down to the river. I crossed the river on a log, and it wasn’t long after on the far side that I began to make my way up through a logged area. Crossed some roads with slash. Grades were moderate-steep. No thick vegetation here though so the walking wasn’t too bad. You’ll re-enter the woods on a small knob, then descend slightly begin climbing again to the peak. As far as I recall, the woods in here were okay. Not hard to find the jar. I descended slightly west of my ascent line. I hit a road down low which I followed back to the east to cross on my log again.
Gaia had me at 1.25mi with 450ft of gain. It took me just over 1hr to complete. 29 more days and 44 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: |
2022-10-05 |
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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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