| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Baldface Knob, Eastman Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Slippery Brook Trail, Baldface Knob Trail, Eastman Mountain Trail, Chandler Gorge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 17, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Recent large birch across the trail on Slippery Brook, not far east of the junction with Eastman mountain trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Where are they this summer? |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Bottom section of a hiking pole (dark blue) found on the upper section of Eastman mountain trail. We packed it out and left it at the kiosk in the Baldface trailhead parking area. |
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 | Comments: |
Spent the day with our heads in the clouds while traversing Slippery Brook trail from the top of Town Hall Road to the junction with Baldface Circle trail. Easy grades all the way to the junction with Eastman Mountain trail. Baldface Knob has a short steep and rough section but is much nicer on the slab a bit higher up. No views today. It was "52 without a view" on Eastman today, fully in the clouds. Quick hike up to Chandler Gorge was worth the trip - interesting chutes, slides, pools and cascades. We missed the action on Baldface Circle, where apparently over 100 folks participated in a race. We finished with a quick dip in Emerald Pool, and then an early diner at the Stowe Corner Store. If you haven't been there, they have really good food, baked goods and ice cream. Highly recommended! |
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 | Name: |
Notch and Pumbaa |
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 | E-Mail: |
bowmore17@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-08-17 |
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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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