| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Sanguinary Ridge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sanguinary Ridge Trail, Route 26 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the eastern end of the Balsams. No official parking area, just park at the beginning of the old driveway to the Balsams. Another car pulled in but didn’t seem to stay. We appeared to be the only people on trail. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The eastern side of the trail that coincides with the Cohos Trail (CT) was relatively well blazed as far as I remember (they seemed to often use wood, painted yellow here). I don’t think the western end was marked and if it was, it was done so sparsely. The western end, where it’s above the trees, could be a bit hard to follow but just look for the rock steps and trail work to guide you. The trail isn’t on Gaia so don’t rely on tour gps. There were practically no blowdowns; I think there was a leaner/widowmaker that had been partially uprooted part was through and then an inconsequential little stepover or two near the end on the eastern end of the trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Some hiking dogs could handle it but I’d be real careful with them as there’s some sheer drops and cliffs and such. It’s pretty steep at some points with some rock slides with very pointy rocks as well which might bother their paws. None seen. |
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 | Bugs: |
I actually don’t think there were any! I don’t remember them being bothersome and as far as I recall I didn’t use bug spray when we got their either! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
A nice redline with a friend. After this, we redlined Diamond Peaks Trail which finished up my redlining in Dixville Notch. We traversed from west to east, then walked 1mi (uphill) along the road. This is the opposite of how the book describes it; decided to go up the steep section rather than down it. The talus slopes were pretty cool and offered good views. Some nice trail work here. Not very dangerous/scary but might want to avoid with older folks, knee problems, young dogs, or real young kids. Very scenic trail though. We also went up the Sanguinary Summit Trail very briefly to the view 50yds in as described in the guidebook. The view is just off trail on a spur path and is open now. The descent on the eastern side of the trail was gentler. The road walk back was pretty much all steep uphill so was a bit grueling but we saw lots of bones on the side of the trail and explored a bit. I assumed it was a moose but my friend thought it was a cow that was dumped. We found just about everything other than a skull to confirm...
The trail was mostly dry with some wet spots. A few wet/slick rocks but the talus slopes were nice and dry. Only one other person who was out looking for mushrooms on the trail (there were some cool looking ones!) |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-07-20 |
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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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