| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Evans, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rattle River Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, September 17, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Rattle River trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
To do the bushwhack from this direction requires crossing Rattle River, which was easy in this dry Fall season, but might be problematic in Spring. |
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 | Bugs: |
Few bugs -- Fall is such a great hiking season! |
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 | Comments: |
The near-summit viewpoint on Mount Evans is slowly becoming obscured by new evergreen growth. There is a trail sign "AMC Mount Evans Trail" at the viewpoint; but the old trail is unmaintained and supposedly closed off at the start on Route 2 by a local land owner (which makes no sense to me, since everything on this side of Route 2 is within the White Mountain National Forest). So this bushwhack adventure is a relatively easy alternative if you want to tag Evans. |
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 | Name: |
Fred Shirley |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-09-20 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.nhmountainhiking.com/evans.html |
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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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