| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Little Sugarloaf, Goose Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Goose Pond Snowmobile Trail (Orange Trail), Pond Loop Trail, Green Trail, Elwell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, July 18, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Elwell Trail trailhead, opposite the entrance to Wellington State Park. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
West side of Goose Pond Loop still needs brushing. Also, large (20-inch?) crawl-/step-over blowdown from last year still across Goose Pond Loop on southeastern portion of trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Eye flies and one or two deer flies -- not too bad. |
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 | Comments: |
Very humid conditions -- rocks on the trail have a moisture "glaze" on them. We managed to just miss the strong storm event this afternoon but caught some of the nice breeze from it.
Goose Pond's drought-induced low water levels have recovered ever-so-slightly after the rain event from a couple of days ago. We haven't see the pond so stressed as we have in the last couple of weeks -- low water levels are not good for the beaver family on the north end of the pond. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-07-19 |
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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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