| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Round Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Trout 'n' Bacon Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 7, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on Old Antrim Road just above the trail head. Pay attention to your odometer as the trail is not obvious and the signage is clearer when heading the other direction. The pullout is on the left, good for about two cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Several narrow streams and drainage runoff all easily crossed |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
This trail has a ton of stopover and a few walk around blowdowns. The blazing is pretty good except for a confusing portion between Bacon Ledge and Round Mountain but if you just look around a bit, you'll see them! Lots of the usual spring branch debris. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
One black and brown glove just past the first right turn; we hung it on a tree next to the trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Did this trail about 6 years ago when redlining and not concerned about the 500 highest. Also think we too the bypass by mistake as no memory of Bacon Ledge. Today we headed up what looked to be a dry trail but within .1 mile, we had to stop to put on microspikes. The trail had long sections of ice and shallow spring snow much of the way. At 3/4 mile mark the trail splits, the bypass and the main trail. We took a right turn as it appeared to be better blazed. The trail soon became more of a bushwhack with blazes until we started climbing when it became much clearer. The trail up to Bacon Ledge was a little steep for spikes but we soon found an unmarked bypass to the left which got us up to the trail and the cairn. The trail to Round Mountain was mostly flat until just before the summit when it climbed easily to a large boulder with a small cairn atop it. The register jar is on the tree next to this boulder, slightly hidden when coming from the direction we had come. Signed in and headed back down the way we came. |
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 | Name: |
Lady B and Italian |
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 | E-Mail: |
italian10_22@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-07 |
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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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