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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Chocorua, NH
Trails
Trails: Piper Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, August 20, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: plenty of parking at 9am and at 1:45 when I got down. $5 day pass if you don't have a sticker or plate. but there are a couple of outhouses to use. also at the turn in to the road from 16, be careful of 3-4, foot deep dips in the road. go slow! 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: all bridged except for one which you step over barely noticing its existence 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: easy trail in pretty good condition. some serious water erosion starting to happen in some areas. yellow blazes pretty much gone towards the top...worn away or blend into the rock. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: saw plenty of pups out today,all well behaved 
Bugs
Bugs: a few towards the top but the breeze kept them at bay 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: nice little 8.4 mile hike round trip. pretty good view today looking east and south. the rest was pretty overcast. as usual the peak was slightly crowded and very windy.  
Name
Name: Ashen-Shugar 
E-Mail
E-Mail: ashensgr@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-08-20 
Link
Link: https:// 
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