| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Spruce Mountain - East Peak, Savage Mountain, Goback Mountain, Teapot Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, September 20, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked about 1/4 mile before the cabins on Lamms Trail. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Significant |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Shockingly, I found a fairly new looking trekking pole between Savage and Teapot. Let me know if it's yours and you'd like it back. |
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 | Comments: |
I've missed bushwhacking in the North Country and was happy to be back up here! I made quick work of Spruce Mt East Peak, following old skid roads to within a couple hundred yards of the summit. Between reports and some openings where I could see over to Savage, I knew I should stay west. Naturally the moose paths all led down and east, which I foolishly followed. I headed a bit west in the col, but not far enough and fought my way up Savage. This was a steep climb, with lots of ledges and short cliff faces. The worst part was the blowdowns, second only to Castle in their ferocity, that required a fair bit of tightrope walking on half rotted trees to make it through. Once past the blowdowns, it opened up into a nice mossy, fairly open summit, characteristic of the peaks in this area. I was able to follow a moose super highway from Savage all the way to Teapot, only deviating from it for a quick detour to the summit of Goback Mountain and a cliff face for incredible fall views of Gore/Castle/Sugarloaf. The moose path was solid enough that the few visitors a year get funneled onto it enough for me to find a lost trekking pole! From Teapot I backtracked on the moose highway to the col and quickly picked up skid roads that led me back to the log landing above the cabins. |
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 | Name: |
Ben |
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 | E-Mail: |
partlowbp@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-09-22 |
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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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