| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Straightback Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Boulder Trail, Beaver Pond Trail, Old Stage Road, Blueberry Pasture Trail, Straightback Mountain Trail, Anna-Straightback Link, Precipice Path, Belknap Range Trail, Jesus Valley Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the Mt. Major parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All were easy hops or steps |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few brushy spots but most of the issues with the trails were the LEAVES, and loose rock on a couple of them. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Skipper had a great day. Plenty of water. Note: a number of these trails had porcupine evidence.
I also noted that dogs take much easier routes up steep stuff then we do....hmmmm. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
a mismatched pair of gloves (blue and a black) on the BRT between southern end of Precipice Path and northern end. |
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 | Comments: |
Wow! Big day to finish the Belknap Range Redlining List.
Day started easy on Boulder and Beaver Pond Trial (very nice trail). All good until we hit Blueberry Pasture "trail"! This "trail" is the old road or logging road. It was loaded with leaves which covered the loose rock which was all shapes and sizes. Very slow going. Not much enjoyment here. Once we hit Straightback Mtn Tr. we headed down to Jesus Valley then turned and went back up to get this section. We continued on to Straightback Mtn then the BRT to Precipice Path. The entrance from the BRT for the northern part is not marked at all. You can spot a small cairn about 30yds in. Once you start on it, it is well blazed. This is a really cool trail but not with the leaves on it. Very steep descent with lots of rock and holes covered by the leaves. Slow going. The ascent was a bit easier though still some steep sections. Waterfall cliff is very nice. Once back on BRT headed to Major and the exit out Jesus Valley Tr. Parts of this were also covered in deep leaves with lots of rocks hidden. All in all most of these trails would be great without the leaves (though one and done on Blueberry Pasture :(). Thanks to Beth and Steve for joining us and celebrating our completion. Ken and Karen (krobi) |
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 | Name: |
krobi |
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 | E-Mail: |
robishoatcomcastdotnet |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-11-14 |
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 | Link: |
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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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