| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Moose Mountain - South South South Peak, Moose Mountain - South South Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Around The Pond Trail, Pasture Road, Orange Diamond Ridge Trail, bushwhack, Loop Trail, Baboon Bypass, access road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Atop Moose Mountain Lodge Rd. in Hanover. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Signage is just ok (a few turns are confusing), and none of the trails I was on are blazed. They are also very lightly-traveled. A few blowdowns in various spots along the ridge. The footbed along the ridge is pretty great actually; the route just needs some cleaning up. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
I guess. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
Some exploration of the Moose Mountain ridge south of the AT using several off-the-radar trails. The walk along the ridgecrest is very interesting, as it is quite narrow in places. One stretch was about 10-20 feet wide with the slopes dropping off steeply on either side. Lots of great ledge outlooks with views mainly to the east.
I went south as far as the "South South South Peak" of Moose (NH500 bonus peak), the high point of which is just off trail. There's a fairly new register and I was the third person to sign in.
Backtracking to my car, I then walked the access road to the communication tower on "South South Peak" (fire tower list). From the tower I bushwhacked into the woods behind it, encountering the AT corridor boundary. The summit is extremely flat. I wandered about for a while looking for the cairn and register mentioned previously, but I couldn't find it. I had to have been close though.
It certainly didn't feel like Labor Day weekend here. I encountered four folks at the start of the day, then saw no one else. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-09-05 |
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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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