| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Black Cap, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Middle Mountain Trail, Black Cap Connector, Black Cap Spur, Black Cap Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 28, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Pudding Pond Trailhead parking had spots at 8:45AM. Sometimes this lot can fill up. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Most crossings were melt water run-off that are step overs. The crossing uphill from the junction with Peaked Mtn Connector was a rock hop as the bridge was disassembled. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Cut about a dozen trees and branches obstructing trail. There remains around three trees across the trail but these were easy to get by. There are short stretches of the Black Cap Connector where the blazes are scarce so care must be taken to stay on the trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Fine for dogs |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw a couple of flying insects |
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 | Comments: |
I selected this hike because there are no significant water crossings and I expected no deep snow. The plan worked out. There were only short stretches of snow that were a half foot to a foot in depth. The remaining monorail was embedded in the snow and hard to detect. Fortunately the consequences of deviating from the monorail wasn't severe. There are some puddles that were rather easy to skirt around. Water was running down the trail in a section of the Black Cap Connector. There was plenty of room in the adjacent hardwood forest to avoid the run-off. There was some wet mud on the Black Pond Spur and the Black Cap Connector between the Black Cap trail and the Black Cap Spur. There was a lot of dry ledges at the summit of Black Cap. The views were limited by clouds. All-in-all this was a good hike during the transition season. |
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 | Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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 | E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-28 |
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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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