| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Monroe Hill, Fox Forest, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ridge Trail, Monroe Hill Trail, bushwhack, Spring road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Nice parking lot at the Fox Forest headquarters--easy to reach via Center Road from downtown Hillsboro, NH. If you haven't seen Center Hillsboro, it is a pretty place and worth driving a couple miles further to see it. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No running water crossing but there were a few large puddles of standing water that were easy to avoid |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Nice Kiosk at the parking lot at the headquarters, trails well blazed with good trails signs at the intersections |
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 | Comments: |
From the parking lot kiosk we followed the sign that read East Side Trails to the Ridge Trail (we did this for fun instead of heading straight up Spring Road, some logging going on along the trail interesting), we followed the Ridge Trail until it met Spring Road at the old Gearry Cemetery (nice) and then followed the road (left) south a short distance until we hit a junction of the Ridge Trail. We continued on the Ridge Trail from here to the Monroe Hill Trail. The tower where these trail meet.My friend laughed when she saw the tower because she was expecting to see a fire tower like Craney Hill, ha ha! This little stand offers a nice view of Crotched and we could see a white ribbon of man-made snow streaking the mountain and a few other smaller peaks. Nice walk, easy grades. We continued on the Monroe Hill Trail and when the trail reaches the stonewall, trees are blazed blue along wall, this is the northern boundary of the forest. We jumped the wall and did a little bushwhacking to reach the top of the hill. There is a private home on the high point, we went as far as we dared so not disturb the nice landowners that haven't put up any keep out signs. Saw lots of moose poo during our short bushwhack. On way back we went straight down Spring Road. |
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 | Name: |
Nordic Gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
amybike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-11-24 |
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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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