Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Old English Hill, Bog Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Logging road, bushwhack, skid road, Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 21, 2018 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked roadside on North Wilmot Road in Wilmot at a gated logging road (sign: Bog Mountain Timber Reserve). There is room here for a couple of a cars to get off the road without blocking the gate. There are no posted prohibitions against parking or foot access. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The short section of SRKG I was on was fine, but I met someone who had come up from the library and mentioned that section was in rough shape with a lot of blowdowns. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
I guess. |
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| Bugs: |
My car was covered with flies when I returned. They are waking up. |
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| Lost and Found: |
Amazingly, I did NOT find a mylar balloon during this bushwhack. |
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| Comments: |
This was an approach to Bog I scouted out a while ago and went for it today.
From the gate, I walked up the wide logging road, continuing straight at the junction. I walked this muddy and wet road until it started to veer away from Old English. I then took a bearing on the hill and started bushwhacking up swinging around one cliffy area. Just below the summit I hit another, newer logging road which led up to a clearing with a view over to Cardigan. Just behind this clearing is the small, unrecognized summit of Old English. No views here.
I backtracked on this logging road a bit until it started to descend, then jumped off so I would stay on the ridge. Excellent open woods along the ridge and little snow due to the sun. Along the way I spotted a few cairns and a trace of what may have been a trail, which ended at the unnamed bump in between Old English and Bog. There is a large clearing here with a cairn. Just before this bump is a great cleared view over to Kearsarge.
I continued down into a minor col through more good woods and then picked up what I believe to be an old skid road which took me nearly to the summit of Bog. It ended at a sharp turn on the SRKG. I then walked the hiking trail a very short distance to the summit. Excellent views well into Vermont and blue skies today. I pretty much followed the same route out, skirting the summit of Old English.
In general, there is still a good amount of snow on north-facing slopes. I ended up wearing spikes round-trip. The snow was mainly supportive, but I did punch through several times. Exposed areas and south facing slopes were snow-free. The woods were super open and bushwhacking was easy. This might be a more pleasant trip in drier weather, but also has the potential to be very tick-ey. |
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| Name: |
KenM |
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| E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-04-21 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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