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Peaks
Peaks Ellis River, Glen Ellis Falls, NH
Trails
Trails: Wildcat Ridge Trail, Glen Ellis Falls Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, May 29, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Managed to find a spot in the parking lot (fee area) as it was shortly after noon. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Managed to rock-hop both ways across the Ellis River on the Wildcat Ridge Trail. It was far from trivial however. Flow was mostly slow and shallow, fording might have been easier... 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Not sure they would appreciate the crossing... Saw several by the falls, but keep an eye on them/leash them in this area as there are some dangerous spots. 
Bugs
Bugs: Not an issue. Temps or wind? 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Since it was red-lining day, and the water levels low I wanted to finish the 1/10-mile section I had left of the Wildcat Ridge Trail. The stream crossing was tricky, but I managed with only a minor boot dunk (my own clumbsiness's fault). While I was there I went down to the falls through throngs of tourists, as I was there and unsure if it officially counted for redlining or not (it does not appear it does). It was a nice set of falls though, but people really seem to want to be the next Darwin Award winners...ducking fences to stand on slippery rocks on the edges of waterfalls...sigh. I didn't stay long.  
Name
Name: madmattd 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-05-30 
Link
Link: https://mattshikes.blogspot.com 
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