| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sugar Hill (Bristol), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sugar Hill Trail, woods road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking for at least two vehicles at the access road to the Ernest C. Hopkins Water Storage Area off of North Main Street in Bristol. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail is in great shape now -- see below. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Deer flies and eye flies, of course... |
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 | Comments: |
The two of us did a quick traverse of Sugar Hill a few days ago, and noticed some sections in need of attention: numerous small blowdowns, one larger blowdown, quite a bit of deadfall, and a bit of brushing. We returned today to take care of that. All blowdowns are gone on the trail except one 8- or 9-inch stepover softwood just east of the talus switchbacks prior to the view point overlooking 3A. This blowdown is de-limbed and is now just annoying -- it's at knee height and could sit for a bit, or is a candidate for an e-saw.
Some very small blowdowns remain on the woods road that connects the blazed trail with Summer Street/Route 104, but nothing major.
Finally, some blazes could use a re-fresh, in particular where the trail is in the state forest; we'll get to that in the next week.
VERY dry conditions; we need some rain.
This is a lovely little trail that even on a very hot day can be a nice walk -- almost completely shaded and always a breeze up top. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-07-16 |
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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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