| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Less than 10 cars at 9 AM, less than that at 4 PM. No parking fee which was surpising but frugally welcome. Personal note - I sure wish I'd been observant enough to see the 'Toilet' sign at the parking lot (a little to the right of the trailhead) BEFORE I started up, since it would have saved a poop-related detour higher up! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One brook crossing shorty after departure from bike path with low water which made rock hopping easy, got away with only damp shoes thanks to my hiking pole-tripod-thing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No detours up with the few fallen trees having been cleared some time ago. Trail to Little Haystack has a sizeable tree blocking trail within 100' of junction, I lost motivation for going back uphill to LH summit at this point so can't speak for remainder of trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A couple of Shepards arrived on the summit via the Flume trail, both were off-leash but with harnesses/attentive owners. The pooches' additional horse-power from their two extra legs sure made my paltry pair of legs jealous on the way back down. |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies are out, but on the trail up/down they were surprisingly docile even during my several 5-plus minute breaks. On the summit they were more sociable but only bit me a few times despite me sitting in one place for 30 minutes. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada. |
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 | Comments: |
Trail wasn't very crowded up/down, a few people were doing the ridge loop and one intrepid guy doing the whole Pemi Loop. Met a small group in afternoon hiking over to Flume and the Osseo trail for camping, more power to them for slogging their heavy, multi-day packs. Unfortunately, the views on Liberty summit were crummy thanks to the Canadian wildfire haze - not enough to call smoke per-se but the barely noticeable odor and haze will probably get worse over the coming weeks. |
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 | Name: |
Sinertia |
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 | E-Mail: |
jivehonkey@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-06-05 |
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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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