| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Sugarloaf Mountain, Big Sugarloaf Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Elwell Trail, Sugarloaf-Goose Pond Trail, Goose Pond Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking for a dozen cars at the Elwell Trail trailhead, across from Wellington State Park. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
On the Elwell Trail, one very large, new duck-under blowdown in the col between Little Sugarloaf and Big Sugarloaf. Otherwise, trails are in fine shape. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Some water here and there in small creeks -- but they're running very low right now. Ticks are pretty bad right now in the brush off-trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not an issue on the trails -- plenty of ticks if straying off-trail, though. |
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 | Comments: |
In the past couple of months, the trails around Big Sugarloaf Mountain and Little Sugarloaf Mountain, including nearby Goose Pond, have received new blazes and new signage. In addition, an excellent new loop trail has been opened around Goose Pond, and some of the old snowmobile trails in the area have been blazed and signed as hiking trails -- including one that connects Big Sugarloaf Mountain with the western side of Goose Pond. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-04-15 |
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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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