| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Major, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Boulder Loop Trail, Belknap Range Trail, Brook Trail, Mt. Major Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, June 30, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Good sized lot on rt. 11, it was about half full at 8:30 this morning, and by noon, it was full and cars were parked down rt. 11. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One brook crossing at the beginning of Boulder Loop trail - bridge in good shape. Two small brook crossings on Brook trail. Despite the recent heavy rain, both were fairly easy to rock hop. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of small blowdowns, easy to navigate. A little bit of a drainage problem on Brook trail - water runoff was coming down the trail for about a tenth mile. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few mosquitoes, black flies and deer flies, but overall they weren't that bad. |
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 | Comments: |
Fun half day hike! Glad the weather dried out enough to finally take a hike. There was pretty thick cloud cover this morning in the lakes region. By the time we got to summit at 10, it was still cloud covered, but we did get some views about thirty minutes later when the clouds broke. The humidity was still pretty high in the valley and lower elevation forest, but it backed off a little near the summit.
The recent heavy rain has washed away much of the topsoil on Boulder Loop Trail and pushed leaf and stick debris into piles along the lower slopes. Higher up, a few of the rocks were still wet and slippery. Near the summit, there were some rocks with water flowing down them, and several areas of standing water and mud. Brook trail and Belknap Range trail had patches of mud, but most of it was pretty easy to navigate around. |
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 | Name: |
Mountain goat |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-06-30 |
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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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