| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Landing Camp Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 11, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for 2 cars |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One minor stream to cross on the actual trail. Good luck with the several beaver dams |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Ha! It would take alot of work to get this trail back up to par. Countless blowdowns, beaver dams, brushing, bog bridges. You name it this trail needs it |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lots of high brush and mud. Ticks and mud would be a big issue for any dog |
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 | Bugs: |
Horrendous! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
This trail! I'm pretty sure it should be lost |
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 | Comments: |
It was my turn to experience the infamous Landing Camp schlog! This trail has a reputation for being the most overgrown, mud pit of a trail to nowhere in the WMNF Guidebook. And today it did not disappoint. I only came across 4, old faded yellow blazes on the whole trail. I've never seen such overgrowth. All kinds of overgrowth, from the ferns, to evergreen branches, to high grasses in the meadows and more tall grass in the swampy sections. There were blowdowns galore, some of them in the most inconvenient places. But strangely enough I never felt lost on the trail. It was originally some type of road so the trail has a wide cut to it, and if you have a very keen trail sense it wasn't to hard to find. There are a few minor beaver dams to walk across, but there is one large area of beaver activity that looks like it has been drained. I was able to use a fallen tree as a bridge to get across the water here. The trail continues on a little further from that point through some more blowdowns in a pine forest and abruptly ends at two pieces of survey tape. All in all I actually enjoyed this trail because it really put my navigational skills to the test and it did reward me with a few beautiful views in some wide open meadows. Unless you are someone who is working on the WMNF Guidebook I would recommend avoiding this trail all together. Maybe we should just give this one back to the birds and moose. |
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 | Name: |
BluecollarHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
Echam81@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-08-12 |
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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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