| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Diamond Peaks , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dead Diamond Road, Diamond Peaks Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 19, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small parking area shortly before the gate 0.2mi into Dead Diamond Rd. We were the tied car there at 1:15pm. Room for probably five cars of parked conscientiously. When we returned just shy of 4:45pm it was similar. The road in to this point is in great condition. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail is marked with faded yellow blazes and not too frequently. The trail may be hard for a beginner to follow in a couple spots so it probably wouldn’t hurt to reblaze it. There were also a number of blowdowns. A couple, somewhat larger ones have fallen on the ascent up to the ridge crest at 2.5mi from the parking area. There were a few others as well but that was the largest cluster of them that should be taken care of as you have to either finagle you’re way through them or go off trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen but should be a fine trail for dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
Unlike our previous hike on Sanguinary Ridge Trail in Dixville Notch, the bigs were quite bad here. Not any black flies that I recall (are they finally waning?) but lots and lots of mosquitos. My 40% DEET which usually works well and last for at least a couple hours didn’t even entirely repel them it seemed. I think they were worst along the road. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Second redline of the day with my friend. This concluded my redlining of the Dixville Notch Region and means I have just one hike left on the northern NH tab!
Relatively easy hike and not nearly as hot as I’d thought it would be but still humid and the actually trail portion was harder than I thought it would be. Some nice woods and bog bridges down low though. Some descent views at the top and at Alice’s and Linda’s Ledge. The trail was mostly dry with some minor mud/wet spots.
We met a couple on the way in that told us about “The Hand†which I’d never heard of before. Evidently, it’s a hand carved into a rock pointing and with initials and such. Has been there a least since WWII. No one knows how it got there. Another mystery of NH! We thought about going on our way out (take the road to the left where the Diamond Peaks Trail goes to the right) but opted not to. Another reason to go back.
The high point of the East peak (NH500 highest) is just off trail to the left a few dozen feet tops just before the end of the trail. The high point of the west peak (not on any list as far as I know) is just a bit further off trail maybe a few dozen yards to the left maybe a quarter mile before reaching the East peak. |
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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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