Mt. Osceola - Mt. Osceola Trail - 9-20-2014 - NewEnglandTrailConditions.com

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Mt. Osceola, NH

	Trails:	Mt. Osceola Trail

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, September 20, 2014

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Moderate sized gravel lot (fits 12-14 cars), fee area, 2 porta-potties (one I used was very clean); 6.6 mile drive from end of Rte 93 off ramp. First 1.5 miles is paved (which is oddly in far worse shape than the gravel portion - lot of potholes) and rest is well graded gravel. No cars in lot when I arrived at 2:55AM. :)

	Surface Conditions:	Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	Were three small brooks on way up. First had very little water. Other two were dry.

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Good shape. No blow downs or debris. Didn't notice any trailblazes but the path is extremely obvious even in the dark.

	Dog-Related Notes:	Fine for dogs.

	Bugs:	none

	Lost and Found:	Was a sparkly dog leash hanging on a tree branch toward the top. Meant to grab on the way back but missed it.


	Comments:	Trail in good shape. Lower 1/3 is rocky but footing is still pretty good and trail was dry. Rest of trail is well graded with easy footing. There is one short but tricky scramble that required standing on soft tree roots and ducking under a small pine tree while completing the scramble at ~3834' in switchbacks that had a potentially large fall to side. Could be bushwhacked with some effort. There was a short section of somewhat steep side sloping wet ledges after that. The last stretch before summit had some small puddles and muddy areas that took a little effort to avoid but were not bad. Other than these very short areas trail is in fantastic shape and was a pretty easy walk with very modest grades throughout.

	Name:	DayTrip

	E-Mail:	bblanchette0709@gmail.com

	Date Submitted:	2014-09-21

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