| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
The Scaur, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cascade Path, Elephant Rock Trail, Greeley Ledge Trail, Cascade Path West, Norway Rapids Trail, Livermore Trail, Kettles Path, Scaur Trail, new trail, Big Pines Path, Boulder Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the end of the lot at Waterville Valley Academy, Cascade Path leaves at a sign at the north end of the lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossings of Avalanche (Norway Rapids) and Cascade (Boulder Path) brooks were waders today, no dry crossing available. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lower 0.4 of Scaur Trail brushed in, followed trail past the Scaur and ended up finding some rock bars and supplies under a tarp as the trail starts to drop. This new trail is soft in spots, but easy to follow. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one out with his people heading to the Scaur. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
Hoping not to get rained on too badly, I set off for this hike, not realizing that my plan was flawed from the start. I could not find Elephant Rock, and Greeley Ledges are grown in from what I could tell. The Cascades were great, especially with the higher water conditions. Crossed Avalanche Brook tediously on slabs with fast flowing ankle deep water. Down Livermore Road, I turned up Kettles Path... and again, never found the Kettles. This is where it started raining. I found out the hard way that the lower 0.4 miles of Scaur Trail is now decommissioned, so headed up to the Scaur itself. Past it, I followed a new section of trail for a long while (at least 0.8 miles) on the relocated section of trail, until it started to drop steeply down, and I ran into a pile of gear under a tarp with some rock bars. So much for my plan! Back down Kettles Path, the rain continued, and I checked out Big Pines, before heading up Boulder Path (where the crossing of Cascade Brook was a knee deep wader). |
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 | Name: |
Bill Robichaud |
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 | E-Mail: |
bill.robichaud@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-10-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://onapathwithheart.blogspot.com/ |
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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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