| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mud Pond, The Bulkhead, Balanced Rock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ragged Mountain Trail, logging roads, Mud Pond Spur, Bulkhead Trail, Balanced Rock Trail, Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 15, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking at Proctor Academy Fieldhouse. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Upper crossings on Bulkhead Trail very icy - had to take time |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
logging roads with arrows to cabin were somewhat easy to follow but very infrequent. VERY glad I could see light indentations from others who snowshoed up Bulkhead trail from cabin as I lost the trail many times - tape is not easy to see and there really aren't blazes. From Bulkhead to Balanced Rock there were occasional yellow blazes but I lost the trail multiply times eventually just side-slabbing bushwhacking while crossing old snowshoe track. Eventually eyed the Balanced Rock - still trail very indistinct. |
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 | Comments: |
Terrific morning - took much longer than anticipated - around 7.5 miles in 4 hours. Low-down within a half mile of proctor, trail pretty punched up by everything from turkeys, deer, and barebooters. Once beyond that, good supportive crusty snow for staying on top of snow using snowshoes. LOTS of open water in the usual swampy sections - I just snowshoed on the high banks on either side. Did a the loop counter-clockwise. Outstanding views from Bulkhead. |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-01-15 |
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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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