| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sandwich Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bennett Street Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 27, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Big, empty lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Streams are seasonally high, but no problems crossing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The crossing of Pond Brook could be marked more clearly. See below. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
A few just emerging and floating around trying to figure out what to do. No bites yet. |
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 | Comments: |
The trail was dry down low. I first encountered snow/ice on the upper portion of the logging road section at about 2900 feet. From there, patches and short stretches appeared intermittently - some just a few feet long, others as much as 20-30 yards. Some were avoidable by walking the dry edge, but some were not circumnavigable, so I carefully walked the hard-packed middle, which is still discernible for the most part. My micro-spikes stayed in the backpack. In the early going, the crossing of Pond Brook is poorly marked. You have to look for two small cairns on the FAR side of the stream. If you miss it, you'll wander up a herd path for a hundred yards before it peters out, and it dawns on you that you must have missed the crossing. Of course, you might be more perceptive than I was. In general, the trail could use a few more blue paint markers. There are a couple of ash trees in the first part of the trail that are sad examples of the infestation of the emerald ash borer. Look for the extreme 'blonding' of the bark. It was a quiet day. I saw no one all day. |
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 | Name: |
John W Parsons |
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 | E-Mail: |
jparsons62752@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-04-28 |
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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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