| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Three Ponds, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Three Ponds Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 14, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lost a lot of time trying to find the trailhead (and I've been here before!!). Tried to find it mid-week and overshot so I did Moosilauke then. TODAY, I really focused and found it. First of all, it isn't 4.4 miles from the 25/118 junction - more like 4.2 or 4.3 according to my odometer. Usually it wouldn't matter but there are a bunch of roads within a half mile that I had to take to explore and determine those weren't it. The actual road has a totally overgrown hiker sign on 118. I only saw it when I was turning!!!! And then it looks like a driveway!!!! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues - all were rock-hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
ugh - no surprise here - this trail is always in a state of perpetual decay.... which is why I like it. Multiple new/old blowdowns, mostly with very indistinct bypasses, some requiring gymnastics to get around. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
why not - lots of water |
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 | Bugs: |
surprisingly none - thank goodness. I carried DEET anyway because there are a lot of wetlands. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing of note but I did find a bunch of that shiny stuff people tie onto mylar balloons rather than string. And some old/decaying prayer flags in 1 of the campsites... c'mon people!!!! |
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 | Comments: |
Was thinking about the Three Ponds/Kineo/Hubbard Brook loop but with the time lost trying to find the trailhead and the periodic showers, I didn't want to get caught in a downpour 9 miles from my car, so, I turned back after lunch at the ponds. Super nice area, as always. Had a couple fun encounters with deer. The notable encounter with a buck was as I was coming up the trail. I saw him and stopped. He looked at me, paused, started a slow stomping with his front legs, the started eating and walking down the trail towards me. He stopped again (maybe 50' away but I'm not good with distances) and started methodically stomping right/left/right again with his front legs and snorting loudly. I kept completely still - I knew he'd run off if I moved. This kept on for several minutes and then he left but still kept snorting from behind some trees. Very cool. Fun area!!!!! |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-07-14 |
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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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