| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, Mt. Moosilauke - South Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gorge Brook Trail, bushwhack, Gorge Brook Slide Trail, Carriage Road, South Peak Spur, old Snapper Trail, Snapper Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 12, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ravine Lodge Road was packed...cars lined way down it. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged on trail, but Gorge Brook was rock hoppable. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Open trails were generally dry and in good shape.
From the last sure water sign on the Gorge Brook Trail, we crossed the brook, then bushwhacked through generally open woods to the bottom of the headwall. There are a few old slides, so at the moment it can be tough to pick up the right one. A very old axe blaze helped us out.
Once on the slide, there are some old orange-black-orange DOC blazes on some rocks. It's not a terribly open slide, but there are some extended areas of dirt/ledge with views. Above the slide, the trail is fairly easy to follow up to the Carriage Road (it pops onto the Carriage Road at an otherwise easy to miss waterbar, below the gateway).
Vegetation above treeline was coated in rime ice this morning, but there was no ice on the actual footbed, so no traction was needed. Cold winds up top!
On the descent, we took the old Snapper Trail (there's a wide area of the Carriage Road with a boulder like bench on the opposite side), which was easy to follow and had halfway decent footing.
Still some foliage in the lower elevations.
Ravine Lodge and related facilities were signed as closed to the hoi polloi due to an 'exclusive event.' Yet I didn't see John Kerry's motorcade there. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-10-12 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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