Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Owl’s Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, herd path, Lincoln Brook Trail, herd path, Owls Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 2, 2023 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hopping possible but a little dicey across all crossings on this particular route including after bridge at the start that is out of order. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Do not recommend taking pups up the final 1 mile slide - some pups may find water crossings tricky unless they love fast moving water. |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots of skeets ???? |
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 | Comments: |
Soggy day up to summit of Owl’s Head with rain the entire route. Make sure you have a good compass or map, especially if bushwhacking as there are little to no trail markers or cairns as expected. Took the black pond bushwhack to avoid any treacherous river crossings, although the ones we did were still a little tricky with fast moving water and not a lot of rocks to hop on. Took black pond trail to black pond bushwhack - accidentally veered up/straight instead of to right on bushwhack so did a little extra, but the trail is pretty obvious. Lots of running water deep mud throughout the trail. Slide was slippery as expected but not too bad with good grip shoes. There is a small cairn at the summit so you’ll know when you’ve made it. Took the Brutus Bushwhack coming down off of Owl’s Head path to avoid the slide but note that it is steep in parts and extremely muddy so easy to slip on. Took roughly 17.6 miles all in with the bushwhacks and finished in 8 hours 20 minutes. Another 4,000 footer to cross off the list! |
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 | Name: |
Mel |
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 | E-Mail: |
mcaisse89@gmail.com |
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 | Date Submitted: |
2023-07-02 |
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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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