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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Jefferson, NH
Trails
Trails: Castle Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, May 28, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Not many cars in the morning or the evening. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No issues - only crossing in the very beginning, Israel River. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few trees down across the trail but easy enough to go over or around 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: This is a hard trail for dogs. The first 3 miles are great but once you hit the castles it is tough going. Ava and Rocket needed a couple of assists up the the cliffs. Also the rocks at the summit are sharp and large - difficult for dogs. That being said the huskies did it. There was one other dog on the trail. There was not water for dogs after about 2.5 miles. We carried extra water for them. There were a couple of water run-offs that they could drink from but those will dry up soon.  
Bugs
Bugs: The bugs were extremely annoying. Black flies and mosquitoes. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Doug lost his "road ID" but a fellow hiker found it. So it was lost and found! 
 
Comments
Comments:  
Name
Name: Hikerwithhuskies 
E-Mail
E-Mail: julie@weismans.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-05-28 
Link
Link: https:// 
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