| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Great Gulf Trail, Six Husbands Trail, Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Sphinx Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, July 1, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Large parking lot with bathrooms. Only 2 other cars at 11:00 am on Monday. 5 cars at 6:00 am on Tuesday. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Many small crossings, but my waterproof boots stayed dry. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Six Husbands is quite thick in the alpine zone, could use a good trim up there. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a white hat that says Huk on it on Sphinx trail, brought it down to the parking lot. Almost lost my spare swim shorts in the caves, but I climbed back down the ladders 100 feet to retrieve them. |
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 | Comments: |
The first few miles of Great Gulf are easy and joggable. Beautiful swimming holes close by the whole way and the crossings were easy for me. Several established free campsites a few miles in, some with bear boxes. I stopped and talked with some friendly folks camping, I see they posted detailed reports on here as well. I won’t go into great detail, but the Six Husbands trail is very beautiful and difficult, slow going with caves and ladders. The alpine scrub is overgrown, luckily it was dry for me. Sphinx trail is basically a stream, slow going on greasy wet rock, but had some pretty cascades. I’m not sure if I would do these trails again, but I still have more exploring to do in the Great Gulf. |
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 | Name: |
Carl G |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-07-02 |
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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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