| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Oak Mountain (Ossipee), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Woods road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, July 22, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on Pine Hill Road at a pullout for a woods road. If you are driving towards Connor Pond on Pine Hill Road, the pullout is on the right, shortly past the Chapel road intersection. (If you pass it, there's a 2nd pullout that appears to go nowhere, followed by a red house.)
You can further verify the spot by noting the woods road goes around a corner, and within a hundred yards is climbing steeply while curving to the left.
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Bugs: |
Yep. I was getting pummeled enough at the parking area to put on the bugnet hat. Went full permethrin suit, socks over cuffs. Didn't pick up any ticks. |
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 | Comments: |
A local hiker mentioned this parking spot, as a good way to bushwhack to Oak Mtn.
I took a bearing from the parking lot to the peak. I followed the woods road, climbing pretty steeply at first. Then levels off. I came to a fork and the compass said take a left. Shortly after that, I passed a fire pit in the middle of the road.
When I got to the steeper climbing, it was obvious my bearing was off to the right, I could see enough of the curve of the mountain to give myself a new bearing, and that got me there.
I hunted around for the high point, I think I must have bagged it. Then I hunted around for the viewpoint Zachary mentioned in his report. Not sure I found the same viewpoint, but the one I found was awesome. I went less than a hundred yards down the southwest face, found a blueberry path to the view. Very cool. Primitive. |
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 | Name: |
Steve Marion |
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 | E-Mail: |
swamp_fox@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-22 |
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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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