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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Owl's Head, NH
Trails
Trails: Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, herd path, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owls Head Path, herd path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, July 19, 2024
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at LW on Thursday morning. Lot full on return Friday afternoon, and parking along road had begun. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Dry-boot crossings of Lincoln Brook (only 2 via this route). Gauge around 4 feet and dropping. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: remarkably absent except for a very short stretch near Ice Pond.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: #48 for me, done as an overnight backpack. Had no trouble finding and following either bushwhack. Significant mud at beginning of BP bushwhack but not hard to skirt it. Lot of mud on sections of LBrook trail. Brutus BW definitely easier than slide path (which was really fun if lung-busting to climb!), just remember that when you get to the stream, take a few steps along/in it and then back to the path on the right. I took only a light pack with water and snacks etc up the mountain, leaving the full pack behind. Definitely the way to go. Views were terrific!  
Name
Name: NosyKate 
E-Mail
E-Mail: fromthestoop@hotmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2024-07-20 
Link
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