| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Passaconaway, Mt. Whiteface, South Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, North Tripyramid, Mt. Tecumseh, Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Walden Trail, Rollins Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, Mt. Tripyramid Trail, Pine Bend Brook Trail, Scaur Ridge Trail, Livermore Road, Mt. Tecumseh Trail, Tripoli Road, Mt. Osceola Trail, Greeley Ponds Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings passable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
So many blowdowns. Most problematic was Kate Sleeper trail and Tecumseh north of the summit. Both those areas would need more than one person to tackle in a day. |
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 | Bugs: |
NO BUGS YET- GET OUT THERE!! |
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 | Comments: |
A good day out. Fore-running for a directissima attempt. Actually a great link up, wish it was possible to turn into an actual loop without the ~12 road miles.
Oliverian Brook: Super wet, lots of mud on the trail, generally in good shape, not many blowdowns
Passaconaway Cutoff: slippery rocks galore, sun started peeking out while I was heading up which made it much more easy to navigate
Walden: Let the blowdowns begin! Wet, some blowdowns in trail that led to some social paths around those blowdowns
Rollins: Love this trail through the old forest up there, no views, blowing mist, felt like middle-earth
Kate Sleeper: what was supposed to be an easy cruise became a horrendous trip with dozens of substantial blowdowns, tons of trail work needed removing these. Easily spent an hour more than planned between Whiteface and the Tripyramids
Tripyramid Loop: South slide was slick, do not recommend trying north slide until things dry up some. Mostly blowdown free, only maybe a couple dozen that need to be cut and removed.
Pine Bend loop: Blowdowns are back, quick linkup.
Scaur Ridge: First time on this trail, lovely to jog down! Free of blowdowns, five stars!
Livermore: pleasantly surprised with how firm the road was, felt good jogging out!
Mt Tecumseh: Trail is in good shape until the summit, after summit there is a lot of winter blowdowns in the trail.
Tripoli Rd: started feeling the mileage. Who would have through the road really messed with my mind-game
Osceola: lovely trail, mellow compared to the rest of the day. Ran into a bunch of groups who had come in from Greeley
Greeley Ponds: love the run back out to the road
Got picked up by a great couple within the first ten minutes of hitching. Quality end to a long day! |
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 | Name: |
Ladd |
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 | E-Mail: |
ladd40climb@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-05-17 |
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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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