| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mousley Mountain, Stonehouse Mountain, Bundy Mountain, NH |
|
 | Trails: |
Logging roads, bushwhacks, blue trail, Ledge Trail |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Daniel Doan Trail trailhead on side of road; pullout was designated plow turnaround - no parking. Roads were soft & muddy but OK even for my low clearance car. We were surprised to see another car on our 2:15 return - they went to Smarts Mtn. |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
|
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
rock hops |
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
|
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Open woods, so may be OK for some pups, but BW in general are not as fun for them. Left Coop at home. |
|
 | Bugs: |
|
|
 | Lost and Found: |
|
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
Went through the gate adjacent to the road, across from the pullout. Followed old rocky rutted wet/muddy roads through areas smaller whippy stuff and smaller trees that had seen logging in the past. Moving in general southerly direction towards the summit of Mousley. Jumped in to the open woods with few inches of snow for final push to summit. Signed in and took bearing towards Stonehouse through the open woods.
Stonehouse summit has a nice sign and a newish wooden register, however the contents were gone and latch mechanism broken. We replaced the register, placed it in a baggie with pencil, and tucked it inside the box. We could not repair the box latch, so the contents may not be present for the next visitor. There is a vey nice blue blazed trail heading west off the summit. This made for a nice gradual descent on a trail, but was slightly more westerly than we needed to go, so we turned north in to the woods eventually following more woods roads to the Ledge Trail.
At the HOL, decided to head up into open woods to Bundy; register was missing from here, as well. Headed back down to the Ledge trail, eventually entering a field where we crossed a barbwire fence back to the road we started on and back to the gate & cars. |
|
 | Name: |
CookiesOnTop |
|
 | E-Mail: |
schwarzmc at yahoo dot com |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2023-12-18 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
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. |
|
