| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Moody Ledge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cobble Hill Trail, woods road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked on shoulder of Gale Chandler Road at a 90 degree turn and the beginning of Class B road/Cobble Hill Trail. Room for 2-3 cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
several narrow ones |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Cobble Hill Trail technically ends at the height of land. However, the woods road continues and the map indicates a northern trailhead off Gale Chandler Road. The road is great for the first .3 miles. At a clearing, there is considerable mud and water and the ATV's have made a mess of this section. After that the road continues up to the height of land, sometimes muddy, sometimes pretty rocky but all hikeable and apparently 'ATVable'. |
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 | Bugs: |
Only a few black flies where we parked |
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 | Comments: |
Cobble Hill Rail (north trailhead), woods road, bushwhack
Hiked about 1 mile up the Class B road (see trail maintenance notes). Took an old woods road that branched off to the right just past another trail to the left which can be seen on the map. Headed towards the summit, keeping a little north of our heading until we started to climb to avoid the swampy areas mentioned in previous posts. Once we started to climb directly to the summit, the woods cleared slightly although there were areas with multiple blowdowns so we kind of zigzagged up. The closer we got, the steeper the climb. Also lots of moss covered boulders. Shortly after crossing the WMNF boundary, we came to a whaleback ridge that went almost all the way to the summit which made for easy climbing. Located the summit canister and antler and cairn and signed in. Went down on a line similar to the one we took up, popping out on the Cobble Hill Trail on another old woods road about 200-300 feet below the one we had taken in. Easy walk back to the car. |
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 | Name: |
Lady B and Italian |
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 | E-Mail: |
italian10_22@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-26 |
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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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