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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Whiteface Mountain, Piper Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: ATV trails, Whiteface Trail, Piper Whiteface Link, Vista Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, March 31, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: parking for about 3 vehicles on Durrell mountain rd 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: none 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: trail over all ok. some slippery spots on south side of whiteface due to lots of oak leaves down. some mud and ruts going from whiteface to piper. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: good dog hike 
Bugs
Bugs: not yet 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: To trailhead from Gilmanton, rt 107 north. Right on haddley rd. go about 1 mile and at end, take right on durrell mtn rd. follow rd until it turns to gravel. About .1 down gravel rd, there is a sand pit entrance on left. ( see pic ). If you have a low clearance vehicle park here and walk up the road. Do not block entrance to pit. If you have a high clearance vehicle, continue another .4 miles and there is a clearing on left. (see pic). Park here but do not block opening. To get to whiteface trail, walk into clearing and on the right hand side, you will find and old logging/atv road. Follow this for about 4 minutes and the road splits. (see pic). Go left and follow for about another 4 minutes and there will be a cairn on the right hand side. That is the start of the trail to whiteface. It follows the ledges up to the summit. Nice views on summit. We continued on the blue blazed trail into the col, then took the piper/whiteface link ,green blazed to ridge, north piper, then yellow blazes to ledges on south piper. Better views here to the south west. Rt, about 4.3 miles. Aprox 1300 ft gain.  
Name
Name: d&d 
E-Mail
E-Mail: nhwoodsandwaters@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-04-03 
Link
Link: https://goo.gl/photos/Mt9my22oouNej5rdA 
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