| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Horne Brook Peak (Hell Gate Mountain), Southeast Horne Brook Peak (Two Grants Peak), NH |
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Logging road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, October 15, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
we parked on abbott brook road in the atkinson and gilmanton academy grant at the start of the old logging road that runs up towards the col between the peaks. i don't have mileages, but this road is clearly shown on the usgs and other maps. |
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Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Comments: |
we followed the overgrown old log road to its end at a landing past a nice beaver pond. great views on the walk in to our planned destinations. given the time of year the walking was good, but at peak growing season maybe less so. we then followed skidder roads and patches of open woods up to near the col between the peaks. we opted to go for east horne first and quickly found steep woods/cliffs and scrappy going. moving west we found a climbable line up the steepest section then entered some neat forest with endless mossy footing and wide spaced conifers. this good forest was par for the course up to the recognized highpoint. cool summit area. coming back down to the col it was trickier to find a way down, but we eventually did and were soon crossing the regrowth filled col and headed towards southeast horne. scrappy coniferous woods prevailed much of the way with stretches of better going up to the recognized highpoint. coming down we took a line on the beaver pond and dropped down into a heavily logged stretch with nice views north. we made our way through the regrowth without too much trouble back to the logging road we came in on. nice day to finally finish up the nh300.
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 | Name: |
bryan, Nordic Gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-10-16 |
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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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