| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bald Mountain (Antrim), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Willard Pond Road, Tudor Trail, Bald Mountain Trail, Tamposi Trail, Yellow Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking off Willard Pond Rd, dirt lot, room for about a dozen cars if parked well. We were the only ones there today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Step overs, rock hops or bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in good shape, one big hemlock blow down at the back end of the pond (climb over), a couple along Bald Mountain and Tamposi trails (duck under or go for a branchy tree too low to duck under and too branchy to climb over, and I was a dodo and forgot a saw). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw LOTS of snow fleas throughout (springtails) and one flying midge/caddisfly type thingie. |
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 | Comments: |
A little winter wonderland in this area right now, 4-6 inches of wet melting snow, slick in spots. We hiked to the back of Willard Pond first on Tudor trail, then on the way back grabbed Bald Mountain Tr up to the ledges and Bald Mountain, and back down Tamposi Tr for a loop to the parking lot. Two of us wore light traction, one bare booted, we all did ok. Snowshoes would be overkill with snow depth and anticipated 60 degree days coming up.
Lots of huge and varied glacial erratics everywhere, lichens, mosses, club mosses, lake views Trailside and from ledges, bobcat, coyote and turkey tracks, and a vernal pool.
Ice is out on the lake, the white buoy in the middle of the lake holds a sensor array for long-term water quality monitoring, looking at temperature and oxygen trends over time, recording hourly, part of a regional monitoring effort.
Neat little area tucked in the bouldery hills of Antrim. |
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 | Name: |
Playshookytohike |
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 | E-Mail: |
Playshookytohike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-04-13 |
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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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