| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Nancy Pond, Norcross Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nancy Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 30, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of spots. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
They were ok until the rain came. The volume shot up in a matter of minutes and made the lower crossing of Nancy Brook difficult on the return. We bushwhacked until we found a place we were comfortable crossing. We also tend to prefer crossing at the actual Cascades themselves as opposed to the official crossing. Requires a bushwhack but is way easier (though your feet will still get wet). |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Brand new (as in this afternoon) big blowdown completely blocking the trail just below the lower crossing of Nancy Brook. See comments for an explanation. There were a few other relatively recent blowdowns on the switchbacks next to the cascades that probably could use a little attention.
Note that the lower crossing of Nancy Brook can be difficult to follow. Looks like some recent damage from washouts has made finding the trail on the opposite side a bit tricky. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Met one other pup on the trail today who was quite excited. Ours had a little trouble in a few spots (she’s a seasoned hiker, but she’s also 11). |
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 | Bugs: |
Dear flies were nasty around the ponds. Also got a few black fly bites. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
My sanity. |
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 | Comments: |
Knowing there were storms predicted for today, we thought we’d revisit this one which we last did three years ago (also in the rain, I might add) since it is relatively sheltered and offered us a few options for turning around. Ha. Ha ha. We (smartly) decided not to do Mt. Nancy and not fifteen minutes after that decision we heard the first rolls of thunder. Not long after that the skies opened up. The first deluge included hail so it was literally like someone dumped a bucket of ice water on us. My guess is that this is what brought down the tree I mentioned above that is now blocking the trail and was likely part of the same set of storms that rolled through Bartlett, Conway, and Fryeburg and did a lot of damage (there was debris on the roads on the way back). The sun came out after that, but then a second, longer, heavier rain came through that is what likely raised the water levels so much (and even changed the color of the water). I think we were lucky and got spared the brunt of it, though we were soaked clear through and it took us way longer than expected thanks to all the water. Pics will be on Instagram tomorrow @quantum.moxie but I didn’t get too many of the storm (my mind was not thinking about pictures at that point). |
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 | Name: |
Ian D |
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 | E-Mail: |
iantdurham@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-06-30 |
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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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