| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Hedgehog Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
UNH Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 19, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pay lot was full with cars down the access road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None of any significance |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Heading up - about 1/3 mile above Allen's Ledge a duckunder 6-8 inches in diameter; past summit before east ledges - a number of stepovers from 4 inch diameter to 12 inch in diameter - some old and some new. Below east ledges - about a mile below - a stepover - 4 inch in diameter - a bit much for my trimming saw to take care of but I trimmed remaining branches so one can get over without problem. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A very dog friendly trail - met 2 today |
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 | Comments: |
Warm and sunny with some wind up top. Lots of people out today. Trail was pretty well dry - traces of snow up high and below east ledges, there were minor patches of ice that were easily avoided, some mud patches down low and a stretch with water on trail in usual spot before junction with ski trail. NOTE: there is a lot of logging activity in the area - start of Downes Brook trail is now a logging road - lots of tracks heading up, warning signs up UNH trail below Allen's ledge indicating that logging equipment is in area - there is a patch just off UNH trail that has been clear cut with a new logging road that I guess connects back to the Downes Brook trail you will cross - hate to see something like that on this trail. |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-11-19 |
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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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