| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Landing Camp Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 1, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Bog Dam Loop Rd is in good shape. Narrow but with very few small rocks protruding and I was able to cruise down it at a descent speed. A few people out camping and such hut I was the only one at the trailhead (surprise, surprise). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Cross two narrow brooks. The bank is a foot or two above the brook and the water is a foot or two deep at times which makes it a bit tricky. These are not the “typical†brook crossings of the whites. I used my hiking poles, and stepped on sand piles in the brook. Boots got wet but not my feet. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I don’t think this trail has a maintainer 😂 The guidebook even says it may be decommissioned. It’s still travelled occasionally but don’t set your expectations too high... I recommend thinking of it as an abandoned trail. It is VERY overgrown and needs to be cut WAY back (and needs to be either weeded or have much much more foot traffic). The grass will only get taller in summer so if you need to do this for redlining, DO IT NOW!! There are also a number of blowdowns. One large one right at a little water crossing which makes it quite difficult. I had to crouch down and step across the water as the blowdown was a duck under. There was also a cluster of three or so blowdowns somewhere in there. There are still occasional and often faded yellow blazed though! There is nothing to make where the trail ends but the abandoned Upper Amoonosuc Trail has a barely visible treadway so hopefully you realize when you come to it. Gaia was helpful too. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
They should be okay. Maybe if they were really small, they’d drown in the mud? |
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 | Bugs: |
None surprisingly. Note that this would be an area where you would find LOTS of ticks though. Use DEET or permethrin. Definitely pull out the poison for this one. I recommend doing this one in late spring when the worst of the mud is gone but before the ticks become horrendous. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
After my redline in the Mahoosucs, I had a little extra time for this :) Seems like a good time of year to do it before the vegetation really grows in and obscures everything and it’s all covered by ticks. I had a friend that turned around last year as the grass was taller than her and she couldn’t see the trail through it. She also said that in addition to finding ticks on her, she saw them crawling up her car as she was leaving... Lots of boot sucking mud and water on the trail (thank god I had the presence of mind to wear my boots and not my trail runners) but it was doable. The trail is overgrown but the vegetation is low enough now that you can discern a footpath. Some herd paths that I believe deviate from the true trail, likely no longer discernible, from some blowdowns. I recall one muddy section where I thought “how the hell am I going to cross this?â€. I eventually noticed a bog bridge I’d originally missed as it was covered by moss and small trees...dear lord this is a redline to remember. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-06-02 |
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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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