| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Morgan Pond Peak, East Springfield Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Noyes Road, Snowmobile Trail, bushwhacks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
i parked on the south side of 4a near the start of noyes road in springfield. there is a sign, hard to see from the road, and an orange gate. the only prohibition is against blocking the gate. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
a couple small drainages along route a non issue |
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 | Comments: |
i walked up noyes road which was a bit muddy and rutted from recent logging activity up to a large log landing. at this point is its junction with a snowmobile trail. i followed the snowmobile trail west over an eastern sub peak of morgan pond peak past a large clear cut then up to just north of the peak. the trail was fairly soggy with some patches of wet snow. from there it was a fairly short bushwhack through mostly open woods up to the recognized highpoint. pretty much a continuous carpet of wet snow all the way. i dropped back down to the snowmobile trail and followed it back to the log landing. i walked briefly on a skid road to the east then started bushwhacking towards east springfield mountain through mature softwoods crossing a couple drainages before bearing more south towards the peak. noting very fresh moose sign i soon jumped a moose that looked to be a pregnant cow. she put on a nice show trotting away through the open woods. the woods up to the summit along the mountains north ridge were really nice and wide open. the summit area is fairly broad with multiple possible high bumps, but the recognized highpoint is sort of to the western end in some spruce. wet snow once again carpeted the woods in many spots. descending i used roughly the same route back to noyes road and the car. |
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 | Name: |
bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-04-27 |
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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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