| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Carter Ledge, Third Sister, Middle Sister, First Sister, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Liberty Trail, Hammond Trail, Weetamoo Trail, Piper Trail, Nickerson Ledge Trail, Carter Ledge Trail, Middle Sister Trail, Westside Trail, Liberty Cabin Spring Spur, Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Brook/Liberty trailhead today, only a handful of other vehicles. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The only major crossing (of the Chocorua River on Weetamoo) was easily hopped on dry rocks. All other drainages were easily hopped as well. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The sections of Liberty I was on was in decent shape, if not a bit eroded in places. Hammond good. Weetamoo had a couple of duck-under trunks lying across the trail. Piper Good. Nickerson Ledge had a couple of duck-under trunks as well. Upper Carter Ledge had a couple of step-over and duck-under blowdowns as well. Middle Sister in good shape overall. Brook had several large step-over and duck-under trunks, and was pretty muddy and eroded in spots. |
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 | Bugs: |
Awful below 2500' or so. Mostly mosquitoes, but black flies too. Decent on the ridge with breezes. |
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 | Comments: |
Got in a few Chocorua miles, on some lesser used sections, and had the place to myself for most of the day. Saw two guys on Weetamoo, two groups on upper Piper, then a group on Brook as I was descending. Heard a ton of groups on Chocorua, and on Champney. The Sisters were all quiet though. Wish for more wind, and less bugs... or just less bugs. |
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 | Name: |
Bill Robichaud |
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 | E-Mail: |
bill.robichaud@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-06-18 |
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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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