Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Northwest Hancock (attempt), North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Cedar Brook Slide, bushwhack, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 28, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
lots of parking at 8am but full in afternoon and cars parked down road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all rock-hoppable - YAY |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
big blowdown on the loop trail along the ridge |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
pretty bad when the air was still - mostly black flies |
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 | Lost and Found: |
found and carried out a pink mylar balloon on the ridge on the bushwhack :) |
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 | Comments: |
My objective was the Cedar Brook Slide, and I wasn't sure after that. Old aerials show the slide open all the way down to the Cedar Brook Trail, but, not so much any more. I basically went up Cedar Brook Trail over the height of land and then turned at the stream at about 2600'. Woods weren't bad in there but I had to keep crossing the stream to find a good path and the rocks were quite "greasy" in the humidity. Eventually the base of the slide opened up.
Very impressive slide. Massive U-shaped and V-shaped channels on either side. I tried to stay out of the channels and there were HUGE rocks in them and I was becoming increasingly antsy about kicking something loose in the gravel. Made me pretty anxious - I was very careful to pick my way up, taking way longer than anticipated. The big channels kind of corner you and then I had to back down a bit in spots to find a way up. Didn't seem overly steep but was very wide. Interesting mix of new/active slides and old mossy slide rocks.
Once near the top, I headed for Northwest Hancock for a revisit but only got about 3/4 of the way there and turned around - just too hot and was getting thicker than I remembered along the ridge. Turned around and headed for North Hancock - found reasonable open woods but had to keep changing course to find a way around spindly spruce.
Lots of traffic along the ridge between North and South Hancock. Nice day!!! :) |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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 | Date Submitted: |
2016-05-28 |
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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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