| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Black Mountain - Middle Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Black Mountain Ski Trail, Black Mountain Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Black Mt for about 6 cars(only 1 car at 9:30 AM). Iron Mt has space for about 5 cars(5th car at 12:30 PM). Be careful on Iron Mt Road. Lots of potholes and ruts.
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All small and easy jump overs. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails on Black Mt were all in good condition. Could use a little brushing in places especially around the cabin. Black Mt Cutoff is a beautiful trail. Iron Mt Tr to the summit is in good condition with a few eroded places. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nothing up top but some at bottom on both hikes. |
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 | Comments: |
"A Trail of Two Opposites". Black Mt Tr is mostly soil with little rock and Iron Mt Tr is mostly rock up top with a little soil. Black Mt Tr is a continuous up with some steep while Iron Mt Tr is flat at first with some interesting steep up top. That said the views on both were hard to find. On Irom Mt there is an outlook to the right about 3/4 of the way up with views into Pinkham and Carter Notches. Best view on Iron Mt is from the field at the beginning of the trail. Views at summit of Black Mt are limited to views of South Baldface and Carter Notch. Best view is from the cabin of Mt Washington and Boot Spur. Only went to the summit of Iron Mt. If you continue to the South Ledges the views are very nice and well worth the extra effort.
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 | Name: |
Trainman 48 |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-08-02 |
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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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