| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Percy Ponds Peak, West Prospect, Montagne Des Linges, Scott Bog Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sophie’s Trail, boundary swath, Forth Connecticut Lake Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 2, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
2 cars at the parking lot across from Customs building on arrival. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily crossed or bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A handful of blowdowns along the swath in different spots. |
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 | Bugs: |
Incredibly, nothing to even speak of until the last peak of the day on Scott Bog and in a few wet areas on the descent from Scott Bog. |
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 | Comments: |
Incredible day in beautiful Pittsburg to grab a few 200’s and a 500 on the NHH lists. Cohos trail was wet until starting the whack to PPP and NP.
Some puds along the well cut swath to West Prospect with one really steep section by a hunters stand, no problems descending or ascending it. More puds along the well cut swath to Mont Prospect (my goodness, the view from that peak overlooking Chartiersville and Megantic is breathtaking). Toughest stretch along that swath was after the 4th CT Lake trail junction. After checking out the headwaters for the CT River via the 4th CT Lake Trail (300 yards of wet, muddy, but well placed foot bridges with chicken wire on them for support), the .5 mile return to Customs was perhaps the slickest part of this entire hike/whack.
Swath to Des Linges was more overgrown than the swath from West Prospect, but is short. Was approached by customs on return, asked for ID, very pleasant encounter, said they don’t see many people heading up the Des Linges way… LOL for good reason!
After Des Linges, drove to the boat launch area for the Third CT Lake and whacked to summit. Took a well cut and and easy going swath just off the summit back north to the area where it takes a funky rectangular shape and started bushwhack descent. |
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 | Name: |
Mark S |
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 | E-Mail: |
wapacked@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-06-02 |
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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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