Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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| Trails: |
Edmands Path, Eisenhower Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 31, 2015 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking was easy to find. Mt. Clinton rd in pretty good shape there are a few potholes and big bumps on the way to the trailhead. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
water crossings bridged. Upper crossing had water flowing over it but was passable. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are a few blow downs mostly minor can be walked around or stepped over. There are two that are around 12-14 inches diameter and blocking the trail, but are ways around. Very slippery footing with all of the running water on the trail. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
dog would have been pretty wet today! good trail for dog in good weather though. plenty of water access and easy footing. |
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| Bugs: |
too windy and rainy for bugs today |
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| Lost and Found: |
for once I didn't drop anything (that I know of)!! |
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| Comments: |
started around 10:30 with 3 of my buddies. Already told them it was going to be a wet day and probably viewless. With this in mind, we started out. It Was misting when we started. Got about 1/3 way up and started raining harder. Put on rain suit and kept working our way up the ridge. Few blow downs and minor mud lower down. About halfway up the footing gets more moderate with slabs and some eroded areas. Near the top of the trail there is a waterfall- near this part there was lots of standing and running water on the trail. After the waterfall it levels out until the ridge.
Once we hit the ridge there was a little clearing!! we were so happy. We saw the clouds settling in the valley and coming our way. We continued up Eienshower loop- lots of running water on this trail with slippery rock. It was awesome climbing to the top and sitting on the cairn. Going down wasn't bad- made it to car by 5pm. Overall awesome hike and will do again on a better day because I imagine the views are incredible! |
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| Name: |
Benzowski |
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| E-Mail: |
benjamin.yelle@lyndonstate.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-05-31 |
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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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