| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
The Bluff, Clam Rock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Osgood Cut Off, Great Gulf Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
See my Osgood Tentsite report |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hop was fine (don't know how it would have been for Shorty after the next day's rain), then another beautiful swinging bridge (may it last forever). |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blow downs after Clam Rock. Signs were excellent! Thanks! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Should be fine |
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 | Bugs: |
A few skeeters. |
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 | Comments: |
After setting up our tent, it was late afternoon. No time for Mrs. Slow to do anything big. So this was just to see how far we could go. The Cut-off was relatively flat, then descended to meet Great Gulf Trail. We checked out the Bluff. Another official site! No platforms, but I think there was a bear box (you may want to verify this before you go). Great view here - you could see the glitter of the sun reflecting off the car windows on the Auto Road. Rather intimidating for a slow hiker to look waaaaaaay up there and wonder "How long will it take?"
Shortly afterwards is the bridge. This is not actually in the Great Gulf Wilderness, so maybe there's hope for when it gets old. The trail hugs the river at this point. It looked very familiar as I have seen it in various YouTube videos. Especially the tentsites at Clam Rock. I was happy to see this is an official site. No platforms, put your tent on the ground. There was a bear box. Depending on how cold the water is, it looked like there were swimming hole options. We continued on to our turn around time, met a NOBO on the way back.
Gorgeous, not particularly difficult (I believe that's further up) trail. Hope to be back! |
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 | Name: |
Beckie and Prema |
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 | E-Mail: |
beckiejani@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-08-23 |
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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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