| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Devil's Half Acre Pond (Wilmot), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Great Brook Trail, bushwhack, Bunker Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plentiful parking at the trailhead along Lakeshore Dr. in New London. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
My only quibble is the sign at the end of the Great Brook Trail at the pond. Great Brook Trail ends here but the sign suggests that it continues along with the SRKG. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
A few were out but they weren't bothersome. Yet. |
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 | Comments: |
(Note: Nearly all of this hike is in New London, but the pond itself is tucked away in a corner of Wilmot.)
Overcast days are great for photographing cascades and Great Brook Trail did not disappoint. The brook and the cascades are beautiful right now! If you love hiking alongside water, now is the time to do this one.
On the way down I bushwhacked along the brook for a bit and found some more cascades that aren't obvious from the trail, as well as a couple of old stone structures. One looked like the remnants of a dam; not sure about the other.
At the power lines, I looped back to the trailhead via Bunker Loop as I "needed" it for the NLCC patch.
Everything here was bare aside from small patches of snow right at the pond, which is still partly iced over. The upper section of Great Brook Trail has some mud pits but nothing crazy. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-04-16 |
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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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