| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Kedron Flume Trail, West Side Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Saco River Trail, Sam Willey Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 18, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked in the hiker's lot near the picnic area. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged, easy, or dry beds |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
West Side and Saco section between Webster Cliff Trail and Dry River have many blowdowns. Most of very little consequence. evidence of many from the past that were taken care of. Thanks! Lots of blazing on the West Side and Saco. Very good, it may seem excessive for well-experienced hikers, but I imagine folks visiting the picnic area may want to try these trails, so it's good for people starting out.
Junction where the Saco River Trail heads toward Dry River does not have a sign. Easy to figure out, though. Thanks for your work. AND THE LOVELY BENCH! |
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 | Bugs: |
Section of Saco going toward Dry River should be renamed the Red Cross Trail, felt like we were donating to the local skeeter community. Everywhere else was fine. |
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 | Comments: |
Looks like a lot of trails, but we only did a few minutes on Kedron and Webster Cliff, they were a short link to the other trails. Westside is a new trail that roughly parallels rt 302, starting at the Willey House historic site just off the Kedron Flume Trail. You pop out of the woods where Ripley Falls road and 302 meet. Not exciting in ways of views, etc, but a nice walk in the woods. Crawford Notch State Park has created a few small paths in this area. We did this for redlining and were planning to go to the falls and then redline the Arethusa-Ripley Trail (the part we did not do last week). Said road was lined with cars all the way up and down, Prema mentioned it would be crowded there. Since we had some trails across the street we hadn't done yet, we decided to go there.
Crossed 302, went on the Webster Cliff Trail (AT). Beautiful stream here, the river is wide, shallow, and gentle at this location. Took the Saco River Trail as far as the Maggie's Run junction. Funny trail at this point, it moves away from its namesake for most of this section. Heavily blazed in blue, even one of the blowdowns has a blaze. MOSQUITO ALLEY!!!!! Left Maggie's Run and the end near the campground for another day. The portion of the Saco River Trail between Webster Cliff Trail and Sam Willey hugs the river more. Very beautiful! No bugs here. We had done the Sam Willey Trail a few years ago so we did not find it necessary to do the small loop, we walked by the river instead. Huge beaver dam was interesting. The trail curves here and a nice surprise! The state park has graciously put a bench overlooking a fantastic view of a beaver pond, the Webster Cliffs on the right, Willey on the left. This would be a great hike for children, friends you want to introduce to hiking, folks of limited abilities. The path returning to the pond and parking area is very flat and smooth from here until the end.
Great choice for a crowded weekend |
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 | Name: |
Beckie and Prema |
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 | E-Mail: |
beckiejani@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-07-19 |
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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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