| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Carter, South Carter, Mt. Hight, Carter Dome, Wildcat A, Wildcat B, Wildcat C, Wildcat D, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Camp Dodge Cutoff, Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail, ski trails |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at Wildcat, easy 9 minute bike ride downhill (have to pedal for about a minute by Glen House) to Camp Dodge, stashed bike in woods. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing of note |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few minor stepovers. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today. A few scrambly sections on Carter-Moriah trail and down into Carter Notch, and then on Wildcat Ridge Trail might be tricky for less athletic dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found bottom half of a 2 piece hiking pole on Mt. Hight. |
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 | Comments: |
Started at 7:30am with the 9 minute bike ride down to Camp Dodge. Was pleasantly surprised that there were no bugs during the cool morning, but that continued throughout the day even when it heated up a bit. I'm starting to worry about the bugs, hope they are ok...haven't had a miserable bug infested hike yet this year. Had the trail to myself until the summit of S. Carter where someone had pitched their tent 5' off the trail and 2' from the summit cairn. Lunch on Mt. Hight was great as always. The climb down into Carter Notch then back up to Wildcat A took a lot of the starch out of me and made the ups/downs on WRT a bit of a grind. Was looking forward to the easy walk down the ski trails but they have dumped loose golf ball to softball sized crushed gravel along much of the way, which made the descent pretty tedious in the places where you couldn't stay on the grass. |
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 | Name: |
Borealis |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdwelch1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-06-01 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.strava.com/activities/11543014918 |
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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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