| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Cabot, Mt. Ingalls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
White Trail, Wiggin-Orange Trail, Blue Trail, View Loop, Scudder Trail, Yellow Trail, Austin Brook Trail, Orange-Red Trail Connector |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 17, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I parked on the pullout just east of the Inn - room for several cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Major crossings were across Austin Brook, which was ripping: fun cable car (you *MUST* be strong and tall to move it - fording the river was *NOT* an option today after the rain!!!) Other crossings of Austin Brook were OK if you find a good hiking stick by the side of the trail and look upstream eachtime - submerged rocks depending on flow (it was high, tho). |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Orange Trail/Wiggin Trail - looks like there are two trails here - I hiked both, and the more northern one is a head-scratcher west of Wiggin Rock - no treadway and some missing blazes - I had to bushwhack down to the Blue Trail and climb back up the hill to find the rest of the Orange Trail - later, I found another Orange Trail and traced that out. Most trails are well-marked but I lost a couple here and there anyway near the Inn, making several unnecessary water crossings.
Scudder Trail is VERY wide right now - was turned into a skidder road for very recent logging operations. It is VERY muddy and slippery!!! Blazes on the trees are infrequent - go by the flagging!!!! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
plenty of water - I kept refilling along the way |
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 | Bugs: |
none!!!! Trees aren't really out yet here and neither are the bugs!!! :) |
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 | Comments: |
Very fun hike today!!! Mid-morning only misted though everything was pretty wet. Views really opened up late morning - outstanding!!!!! Unfortunately, tho, I did take a pretty nasty fall because the trails are not used much, and moss grows pretty well on the rocks - lots of slippery spots!!! Outstanding ledges on the way to Mt Ingalls!!!!
On the way back from Mt Ingalls, I decided to go for Austin Brook Trail (up to the Dryad Falls Tr junction) - wasn't sure about the water crossings from the WMG - couldn't tell if they were big or small. They weren't too big after all - and the views from the logging landing of Dryad Falls were amazing from a distance!!! Wow!!!!
Never saw a soul all day!!! 13.5 miles with all the little detours, etc - longer than I expected - did not finish redlining the area today!!!! |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-05-17 |
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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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