| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Brooks Fisher Trail, Crawford Ridgepole Trail, Old Mountain Road, Blue Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At the Brooks Fisher trailhead off Perch Pond Rd. in Holderness. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One small tree down on the ridge between Brooks Fisher Trail and Old Mountain Rd. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not bad until I got to Old Mountain Rd., where it was a boisterous cavalcade of mosquitoes and black flies. |
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 | Comments: |
Brooks Fisher has to be the easiest route up to the Squam Range ridgecrest thanks to its abundant switchbacks. No issues along the ridge. Old Mountain Rd., er, I mean, Old Mountain Brook, was a wet, sloppy, muddy mess thanks to its heavily eroded state. This looked to be recently "enhanced" by a Jeep driver.
I closed this loop using the blue-blazed bootleg trail that connects Old Mountain Rd. to Brooks Fisher Trail. While this brought me back to where I wanted to go, I don't think I would use it again. The route is generously marked with plastic and paint blazes of various shapes and sizes, including crazy blazes. This was a good thing as the corridor is not always apparent. It was also quite wet and buggy down low where it follows an ancient logging road. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-27 |
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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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