| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Patience, Mt. Metalak (Millsfield), NH |
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Logging roads, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on "Mt. Patience Drainage" according to ATV sign. On your map its the parabolic shaped skid line just south of Newell Brook Rd/Metalak Rd Junction, about mm6. Newell Brook in great shape. About 1 mile up this spur road is a log landing. This road is in good shape with a few sections, mid clearance vehicle should have no issues. |
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Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Comments: |
A FINE day in the forest to begin our quartet of peaks. We left the log landing in a very obvious skid cut heading due north. Our original intent was to shoot for the col and butterfly but this line took us slightly west of Metalak's summit cone, which was fine because the woods where exceptional and there was no reason to give that up. On and off great woods over to Patience. Nefarious Nate's notebook novella mentioned what we were talking about on the walk over, "ITS THE AXL ROSE SUMMIT!" so now I definitely think we are crazy. We opted to just go generally SW off Patience to the road. This was a different wood than the rest of the day due to its steepness. I'd want to come down this so you can tarzan swing and giggle. Nothing footing wise that would really make this any different than just a really steep descent. We talked about doubling back and going down something more gentle but I am like that new meme with the kid "DO YOU LIKE SURPRISES? COME HERE!" About 90 minutes for the pair |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat, CookiesOnTop, twinkletoes |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-24 |
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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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