| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Goback Savage (East Savage), Goback Savage - East Peak (Stratford Notch Mountain), NH |
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 | Trails: |
ATV Road, Logging Roads, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked on Brown Road in Stratford. Traditionally I have seen parking here at the last telephone pole (my flagging for a large pothole was still there 2+ years later). However the road is 'open' to continue further. In years past, there has been a saw horse and signage at the last telephone pole on Brown Road for mud season for locals only. It was open. We parked past the last house (through the field, to the left, up a little bit before the road makes a hard 90. We parked here out of the way. The road was still wet and driving up the 100 feet, through a deeper water bar, uphill, to get to the log yard seemed to be pushing our luck to save one minute. We did pass two folks on the road, both waved. Teapot, as usual, gated. |
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Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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Nothing of note on this, even after a lot of rain |
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 | Comments: |
A FINE day in the forest was had. I finally got to join twinkletoes on a hike! We departed Brown Road and made quick work of very good condition logging roads, even finding a large piece of chagga along the way. We also where treated to a Scarlet Tanager who flew in front of us and landed on a tree, and we all took a few moments to check eachother out. Amazing! There is a really nice log yard at about 2350 with a commanding view of the North Country and some really inviting ledges on Goback. We continued and followed the road which turns more into an ATV track above here, it braids and we followed it towards East. There is a lot of younger (non nut slapping) wood in here, and prior reports dub this area as 'thick' - I do not agree. I found this summit to be a pretty pleasant one! Plenty of moose activity, no treasure. We did pack out the old summit pb jar that was on ground and obviously not in use. We trended in a north easterly fashion along the broad summit, then dropping into the col and ascending Stratford in a general SW direction. We did find some moose bones in the col, it looks like a scavenger had dragged off a leg from a carcass at some point. We did find some more, mossed over, bones as well - perhaps this was two moose by their relative vintage and moss coverage. The thickest part of the hike was the 25' to the summit of East East, following a moose path, there is a false HoL, drops, and comes back up. I actually thought I missed the summit but turned around to have a jar staring at me. We opted to utilize the drainage due north of the summit as our egress, this worked well. One minor diving board cliff band that was easily avoided. Around 4 hours for the 6.5 miles. A good chunk of time was devoted to exploring the area for treasure and looking/listening for birds. Why be in a rush on such a beautiful spring day - one would be bereft if they didn't try and enjoy it! |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat & twinkletoes |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-17 |
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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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