Broken Ground (Concord) - Howard C. Nowell Trail, Curtis Trail, Marsh Loop, road walk, Pond Loop - 6-4-2023

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Broken Ground (Concord) , NH

	Trails:	Howard C. Nowell Trail, Curtis Trail, Marsh Loop, road walk, Pond Loop

	Date of Hike:	Sunday, June 4, 2023

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	I parked on the small gravel lot on Curtisville Rd in Concord. I was the only car when I arrived at 12:15pm and I think there was one or two others there at some point. Room for maybe a half dozen cars.

	Surface Conditions:	Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	I don’t recall any.

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Howard C. Nowell Trail is blazed in blue, Curtis Trail is blazed in red, Marsh Loop is blazed in orange, and Pond Loop is blazed in yellow. Whenever two trails coincide, both color blazes are used. All trails were well blazed. I don’t recall any blowdowns other than maybe trivial stepovers.

	Dog-Related Notes:	Good trails for dogs.

	Bugs:	I didn’t notice any. Rain must’ve kept them away.

	Lost and Found:	None


	Comments:	Second hike of the day after redlining all of the trails on Oak Hill just to the north. I started down Howard C. Nowell Trail, then looped back to the parking area via Curtis Trail. I continued along the Howard C. Nowell Trail to its jct with Pond Loop, then took that a short ways further to its jct with Marsh Loop which I then redlined in a counterclockwise direction (which includes a short road walk), then continued west on Marsh Loop until it’s eastern jct with Pond Loop and took Pond Loop/Howard C. Nowell Loop north to the parking area. I then redlined the rest of Pond Loop by walking the road and trail to the south. I then turned around and came back to my car the same way. It rained some and the trails were wet but the mud wasn’t too bad. Gaia had me at about 6.25mi, 300ft of gain, 2hr15min.

	Name:	Liam Cooney

	E-Mail:	liamcooney96@gmail.com

	Date Submitted:	2023-06-06

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