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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Three Ponds Shelter, NH
Trails
Trails: Three Ponds Trail, Donkey Hill Cutoff, Mt. Kineo Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, July 25, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: My car was the only car in the parking lot when I arrived this late afternoon and when I left, plenty of room at trailhead just off of Stinson Lake Road.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Snowmobile bridges, log bridges and easy rock hops kept my feet dry the whole loop 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Excellent condition, well brushed and well marked with a mixture of new and old blazes. One beach tree across the trail, easy to step over, on Mount Kineo Trail about a mile from the southern terminus. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: why not super trail with plenty of water 
Bugs
Bugs: Hiked the whole loop in a head wind, didn't see a single bug, totally not what I expected. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: pair of leather moccasins hanging high above the trail on tree branch on Three Ponds Trail about half a mile before shelter 
 
Comments
Comments: Nice loop, did it counter clockwise, trail well marked and the footing pretty decent everywhere. Nice log bog bridges, trail well brushed. There is snowmobile trail work going on the Mount Kineo Trail, brand new bridge over Brown Brook near Donkey Hill Cutoff intersecttion. I was pleasantly surprised how lovely and nice this trail was to trot around!  
Name
Name: Nordic Gal 
E-Mail
E-Mail: amybike@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-07-25 
Link
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