| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three blowdowns on the bottom third of Mt Osceola trail but nothing difficult |
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 | Comments: |
Tecumseh, Osceola, East Osceola
Mt Tecumseh Trail, Mt Osceola Trail
With potential for ice as night time temps approach freezing and wet fall leaves on the trails I’ve decided it is a good time to start posting trip reports again. Today’s hike was Tecumseh and the Osceolas. I hiked Tecumseh from the ski resort side and Osceolas from Tripoli Rd. Foliage seemed past peak and Wednesday’s storm took a lot of leaves off the trees. Mt Tecumseh trail was wet after yesterday’s rain but the trail is in great shape. It has got to have the best rock steps in the Whites... every step is flat and perfectly spaced. Osceola trail, on the other hand, is a frustrating jumble of rocks on the bottom half. It was dry at the bottom but most of the side slabs in the upper half were wet. It was wet enough that there was no way to avoid stepping on the wet rocks. Luckily the rocks have good traction and it wasn’t a problem on the way up but on the way down it did slow things down slightly and required some extra caution. The chimney was dry. One other thing to note during the pandemic for people less familiar with the Mt Osceola trail: I find it difficult to socially distance on this trail. Most other trails have plenty of places to step aside when someone is passing but the large sections with side slabs leave no place to step off trail because it’s too slippery to walk on the wet side slabs. |
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 | Name: |
Rick Simmons |
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 | E-Mail: |
RickNH1@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-10-01 |
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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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