| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Horne Brook Peak (Hell Gate Mountain), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Spur Road, logging road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
After briefly trying to drive the spur road to the NW of the peak, we realized it was a 'no Fing way' road and retreated and parked at the junction with Abbott Brook Rd. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Champ and Tucker would like their dinner at the summit, please, please, arf. |
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 | Comments: |
Knowing we didn't have enough daylight to do both peaks and abbott brook, we opted to nab hell gate and orphan two grants. With the less than pleasant reports of the eastern approach, and the generally good conditions in logged areas around here, we charted a course from the NW where we could follow the logged areas almost the entire way to the summit.
This was the win of the day. We walked up the spur road, crossing an out bridge, then turned right into the logged area. Good herd path through the regrowth pretty much the whole way up (it helps all the leaves have fallen already). Anyways, the logging roads took us to about 2300, where we found OK woods getting up to the ridge north of the peak. The ridge was the mossiest I've ever seen, and we had to navigate some sketchy mossy boulders, but still an easy whack. Followed our same tracks down.
50 mins up, 40 mins down, including the road walk. If we had more time, I would have tried whacking over to two grants, then down to Dead Diamond Rd and road walk back. |
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 | Name: |
Big Al Dente |
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 | E-Mail: |
bigaldentenh@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-10-29 |
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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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