| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Phoebes Nabel, Beauty Ledge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Phoebes Nabel Mountain Trail, Old Burrows Farm Trail, North Road, Beauty Ledge Trail, Beauty Knob Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, August 15, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking for maybe a dozen vehicles at the trailhead at the end of New Portsmouth Road, a well-maintained dirt road in Middleton. I had it to myself today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Branch River is bridged. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All in great shape, with good signs and blazes. There is useful map at the trailhead kiosk which is worth photoing. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
A few mosquitoes in the lot when I arrived. Fewer, to my surprise, when I got back, even though it was warmer. Hardly any on the trails. |
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 | Comments: |
The SPNHF has done a great job with the trails on this mellow property. Phoebes Nabel and Beauty Ledge both provide exercise with short but steepish trails to good view ledges, while Old Burrows Farm Trail evokes the ghosts of 19th Century rural New Hampshire. |
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 | Name: |
Amicus |
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 | E-Mail: |
mcsamicus@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-08-15 |
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 | Link: |
 https://amicus.smugmug.com/Hiking/2019/Phoebes-Nabel-and-Beauty-Ledge-August-15/ |
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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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