Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Success, NH |
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| Trails: |
Success Trail, Mahoosuc Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 27, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Success Pond Road was much better than I anticipated. It was a well maintained dirt road and there were signs at the ATV parking area advertising it as through-road from Berlin to Gorham. That being said, the turnoff to the Mount Success trailhead was not well maintained. Having been stuck for 5 hours with my kids a few years back, I could feel my lungs constrict as I started down this road. When I reached the small ‘official’ parking area, I decided to continue down the road to the big field (the second parking area) I had read about in other blogs. This is a heart-pumping narrow road with a large rise in the middle just aching for a chassis to get stuck on it. I drove up onto the rise tilting my sequoia a good 30 degrees just to keep my car from getting stuck. I arrived at the field and what do I see? A small Honda CRV from Ohio!!! I can’t for the life of me figure out how he drove to the trailhead. Apparently, if you are a person who has a small car and daredevil personality, I say go for it. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
No water crossings |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail was pretty eroded at 2900 feet. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Only one section near the summit where I had to help my 10 lb chihuahua up and down. |
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| Bugs: |
buzzing but not biting |
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| Lost and Found: |
Thank you to the anonymous hiker who placed my Canon lens extender on a log in clear view, for me to find on the way down :). |
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| Comments: |
There were a number of sections of slippery rock face covered with a thin layer of moss. I recommend being careful on the cut log pathways. They are slippery and I did an involuntary split on one of them. There were a few muddy sections between the log pathways; be careful not to step in them. I tested the depth in one section with my hiking pole and it was surprisingly 2 feet deep!
I was unable to find the crash site. After talking to a friend, there is apparently a faint trail (off of the main trail) with markers leading you to the site. |
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| Name: |
solowoodlandwanderer |
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| E-Mail: |
bugsandthings@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-09-29 |
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| Link: |
https://solowoodlandwanderer.blogspot.com/2014/09/mount-success.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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