| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mousley Mountain, Stonehouse Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Stonehouse Mountain Trail, bushwhack, Stonehouse Summit Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the UVLT parking area .2 up Stonehouse Summit Rd |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Champ and Tucker always appreciate when a hike ends with a meal |
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 | Bugs: |
not yet |
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 | Comments: |
I guess I must have a hatred for Quinttown road, after avoiding it for Black Hill and the Lampiers this morning, we avoided it again for these two, opting to approach from the west via the newish Upper Valley Land Trust trail up Stonehouse (map on their website). Trail was lovely, albeit steep at times. Certainly easier than whacking.
We traversed the long summit of Stonehouse then whacked just east of south to the col between the peaks, then angled a bit more easterly up a minor ridge, through some old logging and to the summit. Decent woods the whole way. From the summit, we headed NW, aiming for some old logging areas due south of Stonehouse. This started out good, but footing worsened as there were lots of boulders and other obstacles to navigate that prevented us from getting in rhythm. We found what I believe was aggressive blazing of the town line which we followed for awhile and was helpful in keeping a bearing, but this was a draining stretch, late in the day. Once we hit the logged area, the logging road turned into a lovely, potentially driveable road that we followed all the way back to the car. There's even a decent parking area at the mouth of the logging road, just north of the SW ridge of Stonehouse, visible from satellite (between two houses that are both far from the road) that looked viable. The logging road is ungated and unsigned.
2hr round trip. 30 mins up stonehouse, 40 mins over to Mousley and 35 mins to the logging road and 15 mins from logging road to the car.
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 | Name: |
Big Al Dente |
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 | E-Mail: |
bigaldentenh@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-24 |
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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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