Church Pond - Church Pond Trail - 8-16-2020 - NewEnglandTrailConditions.com

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Church Pond, NH

	Trails:	Church Pond Trail

	Date of Hike:	Sunday, August 16, 2020

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	When you turn into Passaconaway Campground (sign on road but not on iPhone maps app) take the left fork and drive round until you see the trailhead sign. Room for two cars.

	Surface Conditions:	Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant

	Recommended Equipment:

	Water Crossing Notes:	The first crossing at the beginning was a shallow (below the knees) wade. I donâ€™t think this would ever be rock hoppable. The one shortly thereafter has had some beaver work done to it. Where it would appear the trail used to cross is now stagnant, nasty looking (and deep) water due to a beaver dam just to the right (east). On the other side of the dam the water is much more shallow and thereâ€™s some debris and rocks to hop on so that one was barely rock hoppable (b it a bit challenging) without getting tour feet wet). I was glad I brought my crocs!

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	I donâ€™t think the trail was blazed but the official trail was not hard to follow. It coincides with Nanamocomuck Ski Trail briefly which is marked with blue diamonds. The abandoned eastern portion of the trail was very overgrown at times and seemed to disappear at a couple points but was usually just behind a blowdown somewhere ðŸ˜œ I donâ€™t recall any blowdowns on the official trail but I may have forgotten about them due to how many there were on the unofficial trail.

	Dog-Related Notes:	Other than the potentially difficult/dangerous water crossings, this is a good trail for dogs. My friend brought his and it did fine.

	Bugs:	None noticed but Iâ€™d be sure to check for ticks as the trail is pretty brushy at times particularly if going through the eastern end of the trail.

	Lost and Found:	None


	Comments:	This was my last redline to close out the Carrigain and Moats tab. Very grateful to have the company of an old redlining friend, and a new one :) No problems along the offocial part of the Church Pond Trail. I donâ€™t think we ever stepped in mud along that so Iâ€™m guessing that many of the bog bridges we saw were new. They were in great shape and quite extensive!! A little brushy but not too bad. The trail ends at a point slightly above the pond in an open area. We then took a herd path down to the pond and looked for the continuation of the old trail. Thereâ€™s a well defined path to left closer to the pond. We chose that one. It eventually sort of pewterâ€™s out or leads back to the originally less defined one higher up though so stick to the path further to the right. The path eventually became very overgrown and hard to follow. Of course it also began to rain making everything wet. Oh well. There were some very muddy spots on this section or more so, just wet as you couldnâ€™t really see the mud or tell where it was fairly stable vs suck your boot off. Definitely added a little adventure to the day. Not muddy once out of the marshy area the eastern part of the loop traverses but thereâ€™s a lot of blowdowns in the woods as it leads back to the ski trail. The old trail and ski trail coincide briefly before bringing you back to the loop jct.

	Name:	Liam Cooney

	E-Mail:	liamcooney96@gmail.com

	Date Submitted:	2020-08-16

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