| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
About 6 cars in main lot at 8am (mostly overnighters). Lot was 2/3 full at 4pm with lots of groups headed to the hut. Noticed that the overflow lot now has a separate pay kiosk, and no parking g allowed in side of road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels very low, Whitewall Brook easy to hop over on those couple of crossings without a bridge. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail is in great shape. Only (minor) issue: two large trees right next to each other across the trail between Zeacliff and Zealand pond spur. I was able to get my boot up on one and then hop over both. Bog bridges were in great shape. Did notice that the iconic Zealand sign was a bit wobbly when I touched it. Might need to get resecured sometime soon. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One 5-rung ladder near the final section of Zealand ridge that dogs might need help with. Otherwise good trail for dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
One until the final 2 miles out to the parking lot…then I had a couple of mosquito hiking buddies. |
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 | Comments: |
If you want to meet and chat with AT thru-hikers, this is the trail to do it for the next month. Aside from us, we met only one other day hiker on the trail…but met 8 folks hiking the AT and they were all super nice. |
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 | Name: |
RaurLaur |
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 | E-Mail: |
Laur730@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-07-10 |
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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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