| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Firescrew, Mowglis Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Manning Trail, Mowglis Trail, Elwell Trail, Back 80 Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at AMC Cardigan Lodge |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue -- conditions are quite dry. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails generally in good shape. Specific items of note:
Mowglis Trail: minor/light brushing (hobblebush) needed in some places between Crag Camp and intersection with Elwell Trail;
Elwell Trail: minor/light brushing needed (raspberry canes) between Back 80 Trail and Mowglis Mountain in three or four sections where old skid paths cross the trail. Also, still the same (year-old) de-limbed duck-under large blowdown on one of the steep sections about 0.4 miles east of intersection with Back 80 Trail;
Back 80 Trail: minor/light brushing (hobblebush) needed in some places between intersection with Elwell Trail and cellar hole/intersection with Back 80 Loop. New, large, duck-under/crawl-under blowdown, as well, on section between Elwell Trail and Back 80 Loop (drawing a blank right now on exactly where; sorry!). |
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 | Bugs: |
Eye flies were an issue for part of the day below treeline, and then mosquitoes were bothersome on lower 0.4 miles of Back 80 Trail. Typical summer day. |
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 | Comments: |
Blueberries everywhere on Firescrew ledges -- need we say more? Low-key day with the trails pretty much to ourselves. Last year's brushing/trail work on Elwell Trail between Back 80 and Mowglis Mountain is holding up well. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-07-25 |
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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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