| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Town Line Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Birchtoft Trail, Cascade Link, Pumpelly Trail, Red Spot Trail, Harling Trail, Hinkley Trail, Pond Loop Trail, Ravine Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, November 23, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At Gilson Pond Campground. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
There are currently water crossings where none usually exist. The mountain is shedding a LOT of water right now. None were any issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One large blowdown on Birchtoft east of the Hinkley Trail junction. Hinkley has one large tree down right at Poole Rd. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No dogs allowed on Monadnock. |
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 | Comments: |
Some wandering about on Mt. Monadnock with only a loose route plan; I didn't summit.
As mentioned above, the mountain is very wet right now. Conditions were slippery and slushy with lots of wet ledge. Cascade Link was a running stream in places.
I put spikes on when I reached Pumpelly and left them on until I was about half way down Red Spot. Red Spot was difficult to descend today because of the conditions and its general roughness.
It looks like temps will be getting colder at night so the current wetness is going to become "interesting" without some snow cover. Snow depths were minimal; a trace to a few inches on top. Bare ledges had been scoured clean by the wind, which was howling today.
Along the ridge I encountered an ill-equipped hiker. He stated that he came up White Dot and thought he was going back the same way but in fact he was on Pumpelly headed toward Dublin Lake. I sent him down toward Cascade Link and I hope he got out ok.
Back at Gilson Pond I got to watch a beaver gathering some sticks and two otters at play, so that was pretty cool.
The ridge stayed inside a cloud most of the morning but of course the skies cleared as I was heading down. I should know better by now. :D If you were up there in the afternoon, you got the best part of the day! |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-11-23 |
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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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