| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Cambridge Black Mountain - West Peak, Cambridge Black Mountain - Northwest Peak, Cambridge Black Mountain - Southeast Peak, NH |
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skidder road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
BlackSTRAP, from Berlin, has a massive culvert washout 4.5 miles in. You can still access little cambridge. Bog Brook and BlackJACK are in great cruiser shape with little effort. Mismatched came in from the West Via Subdivision Road and it was passable. Hampshire Hills Road has a massive culvert failure iao Crossover. |
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Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Comments: |
A FINE day in the forest was had. Like anything on these lists, getting to the start of the hike is half the fun. An extra 90 minutes was added due to road washouts and finding new ways to get there (see above). Cruiser logging/atv line for about a mile or so. Found an object on West peak (unlisted) but we went over to look. Double back, shot in perpendicular to the summit of Northwest. Entry is blowdown central no matter where you hit it. The north side of this ridge was better woods generally speaking. No real issues going over to Southeast. We stashed a car at the ATV gate due north of the summit, about 0.65 as the crow flies. Took a line to the top of a logging cut and as anticipated we where following the seam for a bit, its totally grown in breast stroke swimming. Able to find a goldilocks line until a younger cut enters perpendicular to the other one. Easily traversable in juvenile moose maple. About 3 miles for the traverse, figure about a mile an hour. Woods are good. |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat, The_Mismatched Hiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-06-08 |
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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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