| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Caesar (Swanzey), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Unnamed trail, woods roads |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Along NH 32 in Swanzey Center, drive into the cemetery across from the town offices and turn right at hiker parking sign to small lot on right. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
This entire route, aside from three small signs, is unmarked and confusing at its start, where other paths and woods roads intersect. Hopefully this is a future project, as it could definitely use better markings and signage. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure I guess. |
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 | Bugs: |
They are starting to wake up. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
I hiked this one for the SNHG. As noted above the start of the route is confusing. From parking, a newly cut trail leads to the cemetery, then through it for 400 ft., then turns right and left onto a wide path. At 0.1 mi., bear right at fork, then bear right onto a woods road, then turn left at a logged clearing onto a muddy and wet logging road. Ascend this road to a junction at 0.6 mi. (sign for peak), bearing left onto another woods road, presumably ATV access for the airport beacon on top, and follow that all the way to the partly open, ledgy summit at 1.1 mi.
Great views south and southeast to the surrounding hills from the summit. A side path (sign) leads east for 230 ft. to a clifftop outlook with a view to Mt. Monadnock.
A pretty nice summit, but it could use a better route. I imagine this would be a great snowshoe hike in winter though. The corridors are wide and the grades are mostly easy. The only really muddy section was along the eroded logging road. Otherwise, the ground was dry and free of snow and ice. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-03 |
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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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