| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Orange Mountain, Firescrew, Mt. Cardigan, NH |
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 | Trails: |
West Ridge Trail, South Ridge Trail, Skyland Trail, Vistamont Trail, Holt Trail, Back 80 Trail, Elwell Trail, Mowglis Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
2nd car at sunrise today. Lot mostly full at noon |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy rock hops |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in good shape. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Good dog route. Left my old girl at home today:( |
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 | Bugs: |
None today! Just cold enough. |
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 | Comments: |
Was a pleasure to run into the founder of the Cardigan Highlanders, Craig Sanborn, for the 3rd straight year raking water bars on West Ridge. Finally had a proper introduction today-visited their website and was very impressed with the amount of trail work he and his organization have completed going back to 1985!
Fun loop with M this morning. We both hiked Vistamont and Back 80 for the first time-both a real pleasure! Back 80 had a real wilderness feel. We bushwhacked to the large beaver pond in search of moose-very scenic spot. Tons of painted trillium have popped up in the last five days since I was in the area. Some people rode mountain bikes from Firescrew summit down to AMC lodge in the last few days -they left deep ruts all over the trails. So good for them!!!Great views as always from all summits. Only saw two humans until firescrew summit, then hordes on west ridge as expected. |
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 | Name: |
Spence, Margaret |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-05-12 |
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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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