| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bean Mountain, Kennedy Hill, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhacks, access road, logging roads |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, November 28, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Pillsbury State Park gate on Route 31 in Washington. Gate is closed, but entrance leading to it is plowed (signs saying not to park in front of gate), leaving room for perhaps half a dozen vehicles. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
About a foot or so of snow, including an inch or two overnight. Snowshoes a must.
From the gate, we crossed the road and bushwhacked in open woods up to Bean, which had excellent views from ledges near its highpoint. Being that there is a windfarm on the same ridge, it sounded like bushwhacking around an airport runway. Some evidence of a trail on the ledges, but hard to tell with snow on the ground.
We then popped out on the windfarm access road (the southern stretch was plowed), and followed this over the ridge toward era Kennedy Hill (not plowed). It looks like the second from last turbine had a bit of an issue, as there was a blade on the ground with a gaping hole in it (turbine had already been repaired). From the top turbine, we bushwhacked to the wooded peak of era Kennedy Hill, where fortunately no Kennedys had had any drunken car, Jeep, golf, skiing, or flying accidents.
From there, we descended southeast, soon hitting less than pleasant logging regrowth, as well as a swamp. In hindsight, we probably would have doubled back south along the ridge, then dropped more directly. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-11-28 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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