| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Wellmans Hill (Cornish), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Red Trail, Root Hill Road, woods road, Orange Trail, Yellow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
In a small pulloff for Cornish Town Forest on Tandy Brook Rd. in Cornish. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The major issue on Red Trail is the blazing. It's a combo of plastic and paint blazes and the painted ones are very faded. I missed a couple of turns as they are obscure without any markings. The plastic blazes have also been nailed too far in to allow for tree growth. Signs at all trail junctions would be very beneficial; currently there are none. Root Hill Rd. has several large blowdowns. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found! Lots of red trillium right near the trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
This is a pretty mellow walk to a great outlook near the summit of Wellmans Hill (1,103 ft.). The view looks west and the main attraction is Mt. Ascutney just over the river in VT. The high point of the hill is just off the trail right before the outlook. There's also a mailbox/register at the viewpoint.
I looped back using other trails in the Cornish Town Forest system, which were a combo or roads and footpaths.
Conditions were mainly dry with just some minor mud. I guess winter decided to stick around for just a little longer as light snow showers fell while I was at the outlook, but not enough to amount to anything. Just when I switched over to shorts season. :D |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-04-19 |
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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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