| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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West Osceola, Middle Osceola, Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
East Pond Trail, bushwhack, herd path, Mt. Osceola Trail, Greeley Ponds Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, June 29, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
We removed one small blowdown on Mount Osceola trail. No other blowdowns on the maintained trails. There are several broken log bridges on Greeley Ponds trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Plenty. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Our whole group somehow missed the signed stream crossing early on the East Pond Trail, and we lost a few minutes on the herd path on the East side of the river. We quickly realized our error and corrected course across the stream and to the height of land on the East Pond Trail. We hit a mix of open woods and dense patches bushwhacking up to West Osceola. There is a small jar with a pad on the West Osceola summit. There is a rocky viewpoint just east of the summit and a herd path starts just below the viewpoint, which leads almost continuously to very near the Middle Osceola summit. There was another jar and pad at Middle Osceola. From there, the herd path became more and more obvious as we continued east to the Mount Osceola trail. The herd path joined the Mont Osceola trail at the last switchback south of the Mount Osceola summit. We returned to our cars down the Mount Osceola trail and out the Greeley Ponds Trail. |
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 | Name: |
Ramblings |
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 | E-Mail: |
newenglandrambling@outlook.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-01 |
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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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