| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ice Gulch Path, Cook Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking is across the road from the trailhead. A white Randolph Mt Club sign indicating the Ice Gulch Path stands at the end of a private driveway which you walk down to enter the woods. Room for 6 or more cars in the pull off area |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
3 or so brook crossings on Ice Gulch Path, all rock hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One tree down on Cook Path about a mile or so from Randolph Hill Rd. Looks like lightning hit a big hardwood - there were large shards on and along the trail. Not a problem getting past really. We tossed a bunch of branches off the trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Wouldn't think it would be advisable to take a dog into the gulch. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
We hiked this counterclockwise up Ice Gulch Path through the gulch and down Cook Path. There were junction signs at the top of the gulch indicating Cook Path and then another further down the trail. We crossed a brushy old logging road and then there was a sign over the Cook Path sign that said it was closed due to logging activity. There was no indication how to proceed from there and we couldn't return via the gulch (distance, energy, time) so we continued as we didn't hear any equipment or see any signs of recent logging. We came out to a field beside new construction and couldn't tell where the path went so bushwhacked out to the spur road and then onto Randolph Hill. We thought maybe we should have taken the Boothman Spring cut off but when we walked by that on the road it said closed. I have a message out to the Randolph Mt Club asking for guidance about this. Otherwise a great adventure in the gulch with lots of problem solving on how to get up and over and through the boulders. |
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 | Name: |
Jenn |
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 | E-Mail: |
jenngrisi@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-08-15 |
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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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