| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Moriah, Shelburne Moriah Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Stony Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Kenduskeag Trail, Shelburne Trail, bushwhack, Losier Road, R-F Drive |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 11, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Connor Brook Rd. in Shelburne is impassable, washed out, so at the north terminus of the Shelburne Trailhead, one must park at the junction of Rt. 2 and Connor Brook Rd. instead of further up the road as one usually does in summer; this adds a 1.0 mile walk to Shelburne Trail. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy rock hopping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are many blowdowns, too many to list them all. Some notable ones: Carter-Moriah Trail between the junction with Stony Brook Trail and Mt. Moriah; Kenduskeag Trail somewhere around Middle Moriah Mtn., a large one on Kenduskeag Trail creating a herd path just west of Shelburne Moriah Mtn.; Kenduskeag Trail about 1 mile east of Shelburne Moriah Mtn. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
OK for dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
Surprisingly few, just a few mosquitoes in the evening in Shelburne. |
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 | Comments: |
There is some mud along Carter-Moriah Trail between the junction with Stony Brook Trail and Mt. Moriah, but mostly avoidable. The mud on Kenduskeag Trail is more significant - if not being careful, one can get mud up to the knees in a few places. Most of the bog bridges on Kenduskeag Trail are functional, though some are partly collapsing. All the trails were easy to follow.
One person in my group slipped while descending Kenduskeag Trail and dislocated a shoulder, so to exit sooner, some of us, instead of continuing to the end of Shelburne Trail, took a left turn from it onto an unofficial path shown on Caltopo leading 1.1 mile north to Losier/Winthrop Rd. This path, which was almost invisible from Shelburne Trail, looked like an overgrown old logging road, but I advise sticking to the official trails unless you have an emergency as we did.
While driving home late in the night fog, we almost collided with a moose on Rt. 2 near Randolph, NH. |
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 | Name: |
mathbp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-08-13 |
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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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