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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Garfield, South Twin Mountain, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH
Trails
Trails: Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, September 10, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: It probably rained for the first time in this area on this trip. The water crossings are all easy due to the minimal rain all summer. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Finally did it! Weather was great for our first Pemi Loop except for the descent off Bondcliff where it started to rain and hard enough at times that the trail got quite slick. We made it out, though.

We went clockwise. The trails along the Franconia Ridge are gentle and easy to finish quick. Once you get off the Franconia Ridge, they deteriorate fast and get quite rough. The up-and-downs along the Garfield Ridge were not terrible, but the stair climb from hell up South Twin was miserable. Then over at Bond it is like you are on the Presidentials with all the bouldering that you have to do.

Long, but fun experience.  
Name
Name: BobTheLoveGoat 
E-Mail
E-Mail: BobTheLoveGoat at yahoo dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-09-13 
Link
Link: https://lovegoatfilms.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-pemi-loop.html 
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