| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Crawford Cliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Connector, Crawford Cliff Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, July 30, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking $5. Plenty of cars, but still plenty of room, at 5pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I took out the mid-size blowdown hanging above the trail on the cliff spur. Ordinarily I won't tackle widow makers because they're too dangerous, but I was able to figure out a 3-step procedure for safely taking this one down. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
River is near. May want some for the top, if you plan to have lunch at the view point. |
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 | Bugs: |
Some mosquitoes and eye flies at start. I put on just a light dusting of deet30, just to keep them out of my eyes and ears mainly. They were gone shortly after that. |
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 | Comments: |
This trail is short. It's literally wham, bam, there's the cliff, Ma'am.
So, I looked up and saw a fairly obvious bushwhack herd path heading towards the summit. It was steep and soon required leaving my poles so I could use both hands to pull myself up. There was a lot of weaving thru cliffs, and I became concerned I wouldn't be able to remember the way to weave back down. So I used Gaia to record my path, and kept looking back and memorizing small landmarks. About 6:15, I turned back at around 2700 ft, a couple hundred feet shy of the summit. It seemed like a wise move since the forest was getting dim and I had weaved through the cliffs beyond what I could safely remember for a first pass, and I'm not that great with Gaia yet. But I did get a good adrenaline rush out of a couple of the scrambles, and with the blowdown work it was a decent outing. To recommend this trail, I'd have to say either do it for a redline, or for a nice quiet place to sit for lunch and a nice little view. |
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 | Name: |
Steve Marion |
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 | E-Mail: |
swampfoxsteve@gmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-07-30 |
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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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