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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks None, NH
Trails
Trails: Hancock Notch Trail, Sawyer River Trail, Sawyer Pond Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, August 30, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Left a car at Sawyer Pond lot at 7am...only one there. Lot at Hancock Notch was a third full at 7:15. cars parked along the road at 2:30pm. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: There are plenty, but all were easily hopped/crossed/waded through. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Hancock Notch trail has some mud pits, not sure what can be done about those. No blowdowns to speak of, though I do remember a large birch blow down across Sawyer Pond trail about 3 tenths from the shelter(coming from Sawer River Road end) that is about waist high. Not impassable.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: saw two with well-behaved owners. ;). the pups were called back and leashed before we even got close to each other. I think there is enough water on these trails if you don't mind your pup drinking muddy water...otherwise, bring some. 
Bugs
Bugs: too windy today. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: there is/was a dark green poncho hanging on the sign at the junction with Hancock Notch & Sawyer River trails. 
 
Comments
Comments: lots of miles, but a delightful day. we started on Hancock Notch trail about 7:15am. at the HN & SR junction he went and did an O&B on Sawyer River and I continued to the shelter/tentsites for an O&B. we passed each other on end of SR road (near the gate), and he continued on and back to the car that we left at Sawyer Pond TH (I already had SP trail up to shelter from the Kanc) and I exited Sawyer River trail to the Kanc. I only had to wait 45 minutes for him to pick me up! Awesome way to redline.  
Name
Name: hnd 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-08-31 
Link
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