| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Whaleback Mountain, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Osseo Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 9, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked at the condo closest to the trailhead and had no problems |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First crossing is an easy hop, second had semi-submerged rocks, yay! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Better conditions than most 4k trails and so many blowdowns between Whaleback and Flume |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
Nice breeze and very few |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Theres a bandana on the flume/osseo/franky ridge jct sign right below the summit |
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 | Comments: |
A fascinating twist on this peak for a moody overcast hazy Monday 4k. Old Osseo starts up into the woods, goes right of a comms building, crosses a brook and goes left at a yellow blazed cairn 4way jct, note to go right here on descent. Well blazed, easy climb until crossing the brook again then very muddy & swampy for awhile and then the vert begins. Its a gravely steep climb w/one moderate stretch up to the col followed by a very steep angling climb thru conifers up the south face of Whaleback. Pretty mossy ridge with so, so many blowdowns. Much nicer footing than actual osseo itself which is such a boring sloggy trail. Good views of many peaks tho franky ridge stayed mostly in the clouds for the day |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-06-10 |
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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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