| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Howard Swain Memorial Forest, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Howard's Path, Quarry Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 30, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
A small parking area is located off Nottingham Road in Deerfield. The first several yards of the short access road are a sheet of ice, but bare ground after that. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing of significance. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails clearly blazed with no blowdowns. It looks like SELT is in the process of installing signs at trail junctions. The posts are up but no signboards yet. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. |
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 | Bugs: |
Yes, I saw one! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
A pleasant 1.8 mi. loop through the forest to a nice ledgy viewpoint on the shore of Dead Pond looking up at Pawtuckaway Mountain's Rocky Ridge.
I initially decided to go without spikes, but quickly encountered ice about a quarter mile in, so went back to the car and got them, and wore them for the rest of the hike. Still a fair amount of ice on Howard's Path, mixed with wet, bare ground and minor mud. The viewpoint at the end of the trail is neat, and the area around the pond is reminiscent of Pawtuckaway with lots of boulders. I looped back via Quarry Trail, which seems to be lesser-traveled but has a nice view high above a beaver pond. This trail was mostly bare.
A neat area. As I understand it, there are future plans to connect these trails to the Pawtuckaway trail system. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-03-30 |
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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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