| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Cabot, NH |
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 | Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The small main off-road area at the trailhead was nearly full, but adjacent to that, and sufficiently off-road, there was room for more at 8am. A glance into the trailhead area for the Unknown Pond trail as we drove in indicated there was plenty of room there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The only crossing of importance is the one about a mile in, which still was swollen. On the way in, after searching up and downstream, three of us were able to rock hop at the trail using a few slightly submerged rocks. Two of us took off the boots and waded. On the way out, all of us rock hopped, again using some slightly submerged rocks, some of which were wobbly boulders. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There still are a few places where there are herd paths around the flat, muddy places where rain always seems to collect, notably just after the Kilkenny Ridge trail intersection. There also are a few places between the cabin and summit with blowdowns parallel to the trail and right on it have herd paths around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
Some mosquitoes at 8am, although it still was in the 40s. Deet seemed to keep them off. On the trail, we encountered some black flies, but they weren't too bad. Black flies were out more back at the cars, after a day of warmup. |
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 | Comments: |
This was a very nice clear and low-humidty day for a hike, with temperatures warming up but still cool with a slight breeze up high. After the rainy weekend, the trails were quite wet, with numerous places where the trail had become a stream, with water flowing down over and around the stones. Most of this was easily handled by walking right up the trail on the stones, with the soles no more than a quarter inch into water. But this was not a trail for your white and pink $10 department store sneakers. An earlier report here or on Alltrails mentioned abundant poison ivy along the trail low down. I was looking for that but saw none. I did notice some leaves similar in shape and appearance, the type often mistaken for poison ivy. |
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 | Name: |
Pappy |
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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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