| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Goves Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack, logging road, Mountain Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 29, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked in a pullout at the end of the maintained section of Mountain Road |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Multiple |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
A few flies buzzed around when we were eating lunch on the summit |
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 | Comments: |
Decided to try a route taken by some hikers on nhmountainhiking.com since Five Summers tends to be flooded this time of year. Headed straight into the woods on a line perpendicular with the road, through a tree farm. Soon encountered prickers so dropped down into 'regular' woods which were pretty clear, leafy, dry and lots of small spring twiggy growth. A steady, moderate climb up to one bump, then a second, which we believe is Goves middle peak. A final steep climb had gotten us to the middle bump and the ridge which we were able to follow all the way to the north peak. Took us a bit of searching to locate the RHP jar (my Gaia route looks like spaghetti). It has a large boulder below it and now also is covered in orange duct tape to make it a bit more visible! Lunch, then we headed back along the ridge, dropping steeply before reaching the middle peak. About 1/3 of the way down we hit a logging road which we followed almost all the way to the road. When the logging road turned away from our heading, we dropped down to a stream which we followed to unmaintained Mountain Road, right next to a snowmobile bridge. We had popped out about .5 miles downhill from our car. This might be an easier way to ascend...there was also a conservation road about halfway between where we popped out and our car which seems to lead towards the North peak. |
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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: |
2019-04-29 |
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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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