| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monadnock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Halfway House Road, Parker Trail, Cliff Walk, Smith Connecting Trail, Amphitheatre Trail, White Arrow Trail, Smith Summit Trail, Great Pasture Trail, Mossy Brook Trail, Cart Path, Old Halfway House Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, August 14, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
$15 paid by credit card at the trailhead. quite a few cars at noon but still plenty of room |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
none |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All of these trails were expertly maintained and a joy to tramp on |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
no dogs allowed! |
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 | Bugs: |
mosquitoes were biting the first mile |
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 | Comments: |
Margaret and I finished our 52 WAV list together this afternoon. She is a few days shy of 5 years, 9 months old:) What an amazing mountain and fantastic route. Thank you Steve Smith for recommending Cliff Walk-it is an amazing trail and we saw no hikers until the summit. When you get a recommendation from the guidebook guy-you should probably listen:) Only about a dozen people up top and saw no one on the descent. Weather was amazing with crazy cloud action and a nice breeze. Trails were shockingly dry the entire route-almost no mud to speak of. We really enjoyed the scrambling up White Arrow to reach summit and the Smith Summit trail was awesome as well with tons of views and ledges. Bald Rock and Monte Rosa sub-peaks were both excellent spots. The Mossy Brook Trail is well-named and a really magical piece of woods-one of my favorite woods trails I have hiked in a long, long time. Overall just an amazing loop and I highly recommend all these trails. I told Margaret it would be a long time before we would be able to acquire our patches, and her face lit us like a Christmas tree when I surprised her with them at the summit (another thank you to Steve for the stealth patch handoff a few days ago). Margaret and I both agreed we look forward to exploring the rest of this mountain. Now on to finish her 4K's!!! |
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 | Name: |
Spence, Margaret |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-08-14 |
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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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