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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Lafayette, NH
Trails
Trails: Greenleaf Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Skookumchuk Trail, Franconia Notch Recreation Path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, July 24, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at both Trailheads, unless many others in Franconia Notch on a sunny Summer weekend.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Two negligible rock-hops on the Skookumchuk Trail. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trails all on good shape, but the heavy showers of the two previous days made for some slippery rocks and more mud than usual. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Not many. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Both the lower Greenleaf and the Skookumchuk Trails, especially the latter, are uncrowded alternatives to Old Bridal Path and Falling Waters Trails.  
Name
Name: Amicus 
E-Mail
E-Mail: mcsamicus@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-07-25 
Link
Link: https://amicus.smugmug.com/Hiking/2016/Lafayette-via-greenleaf-and/ 
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