| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Chase Pond, Little Mount Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Miller Pond Road, Croydon Turnpike, snowmobile trail, ATV trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, July 5, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At the end of Miller Pond Road in Grantham, at a very small designated and signed parking area for Grantham Town Forest. The last 0.2 mi. of this road is unmaintained but passable by any vehicle with care. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The one natural one is crossed on a bridge, |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No formal trails here. Croydon Turnpike north of Chase Pond is very wet and muddy in places; I bushwhacked around the worst areas. One section is completely flooded but there's an easy bypass. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I guess so. Be aware though that the turnpike is also used by ATVs and dirt bikes. |
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 | Bugs: |
The deer flies still wanted a piece of me, but black flies and mosquitoes were largely absent. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
Little Mount Washington is an excellent ledgy outlook on the eastern side of an unnamed 1,980 ft. peak just east of Chase Pond.
From the parking I walked up the unmaintained section of Miller Pond Road to Grantham Four Corners, where there is a very nice snowmobile warming hut. I turned right onto Croydon Turnpike, now NH Snowmobile Corridor 5. Easy walking along this stretch with a few puddles to dodge. It skirts Chase Pond, where there is a good view over to Chase Pond Peak. Past the pond, the turnpike gets really muddy and wet. At a prominent four way junction, I turned right onto a grassy snowmobile trail headed northeast. This climbed moderately to a fork, where an ATV trail diverges right (I've read of small signs here indicating a viewpoint, but I didn't see them). This ATV trail climbed moderately up to the main ledges, where there are excellent views east to Mts. Cardigan, Kearsarge and Sunapee.
From the ledges, I did a short open woods bushwhack to the true summit of the peak, which is an uplifted ledge. I considered bushwhacking down the other side to rejoin the turnpike, but it was too hot. I returned to the ledges and followed the same route out. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-05 |
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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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