| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Shoal Pond - South Peak (Twintop), NH |
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 | Trails: |
East Side Trail, Wilderness Trail, Thoreau Falls Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, July 24, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of spots on a quiet and early Friday morning start. When we came out around 2:00 ish, the lot was full, the highway was lined with cars, and the ranger was ticketing cars without decals or parking permits. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy/safe ford of the Pemi East Branch at the site of the former Thoreau Falls Tr. Bridge. For future reference, the USGS gauge of the Pemi East Branch was running around 200 CFS today. There was no way to rock hop without getting shoes wet... but it was a pleasant and refreshing ford. |
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 | Comments: |
Long hike at almost 18.5 miles, but fairly easy and straight forward. Took trails all the way in to until we were due west of the peak on the Thoreau Falls Trail. BW'd up through woods that were okay to travel through / not bad. Some hobble down low and some sticks up high, but again, never too bad. As we neared the peak, we did aim a touch south of the peak, and hit the ridge on its south side, which helped us avoid a small rock band/cliff area. Summit was super obvious and a bit more open. Jar. Came out the same as we went in.
NH300 finish for me. Another successful hike and fun day with JEM3. |
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 | Name: |
Beth Z. |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-07-24 |
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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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