| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Randolph Path, Short Line, King Ravine, Great Gully, Airline, Osgood Trail, Valley Way, Brookside |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Dolly Copp lot. Only one other car there at 6:15 when I arrived, still just three others when I left at 2:30. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Despite the significant water on the trail, no difficult water crossings on the route. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails were in good shape aside from a few stretches of Brookside that had some blowdowns and was tricky to follow in places. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A couple of friendly pups on the ridgeline around Madison Springs hut and one friendly dog coming up Brookside. |
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 | Bugs: |
No problems until coming back on Randolph Path at the end of the day. Lots of standing water on that trails, and by the afternoon, the mosquitoes were out in force. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
First time going up Adams and the King's Ravine/Great Gully stretch is quite the ride. If you love boulder scrambling and verticality, this is the route for you. Exceptionally beautiful, but definitely a challenge. A few patches of ice remain in the middle of Great Gulch, but the ferns and wildflowers are out in force on the lower stretch, with fiddleheads abounding in the middle. Lots of running water and fresh Spring growth made that route a little bit difficult to follow as a first-timer, but worth the effort. Otherwise an absolutely perfect weather day in the summits. The Madison Springs Hut crew was readying the place for Thursday's open. |
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 | Name: |
AnthHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
avanarsd@wellesley.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-06-04 |
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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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