| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Big Ball Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Shaw Trail, Tate Mountain Trail, Banana Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small informal lot off Route 171, diagonally across from Sodom Road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Half a dozen or so blowdowns on the Tate Mountain Trail. The Route 171 sign at its top junction has been ripped off the tree. |
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 | Comments: |
Mt. Shaw Trail segment was dry and in good shape.
Tate Mountain Trail was also dry by virtue of ground frost. Recent logging has changed the lower half of it. Running up in the dark, I missed the turn off from the logging road (where the road/trail go through a cut-through berm; marked with a small cairn) and ended up continuing up it until it took a sharp turn left. The road parallels the trail, so I was able to bushwhack a short distance south (right) to get back on the corridor.
The Banana Trail was also mostly dry, though there was some ice forming on ledges, including the scramble ledge between the peaks.
Chilly but nice sunrise from the false peak. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-12-01 |
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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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