| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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South Moat Mountain, Middle Moat Mountain, North Moat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Moat Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking in the lot off of Passaconaway Road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing of note. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The wooded section of the trail between Middle Moat and North Moat has a couple of scruffy, walk-around, softwood blowdowns -- would be easy to remove with a Silky Saw. Some of the re-routed sections south of South Moat have a number "punji stick" toe-stubbing sapling stumps that could probably stand being cut flush with the ground. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
The one very small (and well behaved) dog we encountered had no issues whatsoever with any section of the trail except the 3-4 rocky scrambles near the summit of North Moat. (We were well impressed.) |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies were a bit annoying at lower elevation in breeze-less spots. |
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 | Comments: |
We did an out-and-back from the Passaconaway Road trailhead. Had the trail to ourselves all day save for one very nice hiker whom we bumped into over the course of the day, along with her absolutely adorable dog Polly.
Last time we did this route was almost eight years ago -- we noticed a number of changes to the trail, mainly the re-routes on the approach to South Moat, from the south. Quite a bit of very hard work has gone into making improvements to this section.
The ledges on Middle Moat are always a treat -- spent some time relaxing there looking at the fine views, including of the snow on Mount Washington. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-05-10 |
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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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