| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owlshead, Mt. Martha, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Owls Head Trail, Marthas Mile |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot 1/4 full @2pm |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One is an easy rock hop, also lotta half frozen ice down low, be careful not submerging the feet |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple medium sized step overs to cleanup on Marthas mile and a couple small step overs on Owls Head Trail farther up. Lotta blowdowns near the bottom of Owls Head Trail recently removed, lower mile of the trail needs to get reblazed |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Bony low and lotta everyones favorite the semi stable breaks 1 outta every 10 steps black and blue ice, yay! Trail does a weird circle down low to go around private property, few blazes of which many are extremely faded with path signs and arrows at key turns, lotta little turns in semi open intermediate generation hardwoods, this area likely got logged 10-25 years ago, so pay attention to the trail. Wow does this get wicked steep quick with 1600' of ascent in the last 1.4 miles to the summit, easy to follow and enough snow to have most of the rocks buried, larger roots and rocks still in play for toe kicking so be warned. Trail is easier to follow with newer blazes from here up to the summit could use a sign denoting Owls Head Trail at the junction with Marthas Mile. The scramble down off the summit towards Martha was decently spicy, instead of wicked spicy with enough snow atop the ice to get grip and lotta trees and roots for hand and foot holds to climb up and down. Decent bit of drifting, had to break about 2" of snow on the trip over to Martha, bit more dust on crust action. Descent down Owls Head was uneventful and even tho the trail reminds me a bit of Tremont, the steepness was only really a challenge on the ascent |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-11 |
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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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