| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Orange Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Manning Trail, Holt Trail, Vistamont Trail, Skyland Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, August 15, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the AMC Cardingan Lodge. Shem Valley Road is quite the washboard right now. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Everything is bone dry -- VERY dry. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in decent shape; see notes, below. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nothing really -- very nice! |
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 | Comments: |
We did a quick ascent of Orange Mountain to see how much brushing was left on the Skyland Trail, after last week's brushing from the east almost got us to Orange Mountain before our turnaround time.
Lovely, almost fall-like conditions this morning at 6:00.
Unfortunately, the area is in a bit of a drought, with quite a few stressed trees dropping leaves, especially on lower Vistamont. Some of the hobblebush is self-brushing, because it's dried to a crisp.
Sad to see the continuing creep and erosion on Holt Trail for the final portion heading up from the Croo Bridge to Grand Junction -- in one case, the rock steps are marooned between two fine herd paths. (Oh, well...)
Vistamont Trail still has its issues with erosion, BUT appears to have been thoroughly brushed in the past day; thank you! In addition, several small blowdowns have removed on this trail, and where the one massive one remains, a nice relo has been cut and flagged around that. It's a nice change!
Skyland Trail heading east does need a bit of brushing -- we'll get this soon -- but is otherwise in nice shape, all the way to where we finished brushing and re-blazing last week. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-08-15 |
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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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