| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Rogers Ledge, Devils Hopyard, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kilkenny Ridge Trail, Devil’s Hopyard Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gate is still closed into the South Pond Recreation Area, so that added about 1.4 miles round trip to the hike. No other cars on arrival at Noon and none on return at 4:30pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The major crossing of Cold Stream was navigated with care. All others were easily crossed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lot’s of blowdowns, especially closer to Rogers Ledge. All easily worked over or in one case, around. |
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 | Bugs: |
Some at the start and some on return. Black flies only and they were not a problem. |
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 | Comments: |
Devil’s Hopyard still has plenty of snow in the second half of that crazy jungle gym of a hike. Most of the snow was still solid enough to hold my weight, but it was slow going, especially as there was no way to tell how deep a posthole would take you. Very slow, but very fun. Really neat ravine, temps dropped a bit like Ice Gulch, but this is shorter and not as difficult as Ice Gulch.
Rest of KRT was well marked in yellow and the views from the ledges are exceptional. Absolutely deserving of a spot on the 52 WAV. |
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 | Name: |
Mark |
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 | E-Mail: |
wapacked@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-05-11 |
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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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