| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Morgan Pond Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
King's Highway, logging road, ATV road, bushwhack, snowmobile trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked in the gravel turnoff on King's Highway just beyond the first drainage ditch, maybe .1 mile up. Met a guy in a Jeep carefully descending who had made it all the way to the logging area. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One with a wood plank bridge on King's Highway |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Picked up two tics each; not sure which hike |
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 | Comments: |
King's Highway, logging road, atv road, bushwhack, snowmobile trail, King's Highway
We started up King's Highway but when the gravel logging road turned right, we decided to continue up it as far as we could. We reached an open area and took a heading toward the mountain. This took us up through the cleared area (which for once really was cleared), following tire tracks to a high point with ledges and amazing views behind us for miles! We then continued following the tracks of an ATV until they turned back to the logged area and started our bushwhack toward the peak which was a slight downhill to a snowmobile trail. We crossed the trail and bushwhacked straight up to the peak. Lots of blowdowns and some small cedar clusters made things interesting. Located the jar on the middle and highest bump. Signed in and headed straight back down to the snowmobile trail. Decided to try the longer, hopefully clear way out using this trail and King's Highway. However, we encountered lots of wet, muddy sections along the way to King's Highway. At the junction, the snowmobile signs pointed everywhere but to King's Highway!? Saw the bridge mentioned by Beth Z. so knew that was the way. This section of King's Highway is becoming overgrown with a few blowdowns but is still obvious enough to follow. Rejoined the gravel road at the turn and headed down to our car. The route we took up was a straight heading, drier, and although you are walking through low grass (probably tic city), we felt it was the easier, nicer, more scenic way to go. It would be worth the climb to the logging area at a minimum! |
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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: |
2019-05-21 |
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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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