| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Spruce Knoll, Pack Monadnock Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Raymond Trail, Summit Loop, Spruce Knoll Trail, Wapack Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, October 9, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only one other car in the tiny Raymond Trail lot when we arrived late morning. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Spruce Knoll Trail has a few old blowdowns. The start of the trail also has a new sign. One badly eroded pitch on Raymond. |
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 | Comments: |
We did this one as a quick hike close to home. Knowing the Miller State Park trails would be busy (and they were), we went with the quieter Raymond Trail, seeing only one other person during the ascent.
At the top we skipped the summit at first and scooted around Summit Loop and out to Spruce Knoll. The view here is still good but the trees are slowly growing up. Backtracking, we passed over the summit and went back down Raymond.
Despite the holiday weekend, the summit was not the zoo I was expecting. Foliage color is coming along but not yet at peak. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-10-09 |
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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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