| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owlshead, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Owl's Head Trail, Slide Brook Trail, Presidential Rail Trail, Waumbek Link. Pondicherry Rail Trail, Shore Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the Owl's Head trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Only water crossing was a small brook with rocks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail in good condition. Blazes scarce in places with some faded. Only small downed trees that were easy to step over. A small saw will cut these trees. There were a couple of broken bog bridges.
One tree across the Presidential Rail Trail to the west of the junction with the Slide Brook Trail. Easy to walk around.
The Slide Brook Trail is easy to follow as there are a series of stakes with yellow tops. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Fine for dogs |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
I had never hiked Owl' Head on Cherry Mountain. I had read it has great views so I decided to hike it today. The views of the Presidential Range from the summit of Owl's Head are wonderful especially when capped with snow. There were five other hikers at the summit. The trail was soupy on the way to the open ledge just south of Owl's Head summit.
The grades were reasonable with the only ledges near the summit. At the lower elevations there was standing water and wet leaves.
The second phase of today's hike was a trip to Cherry Pond. The Slide Brook trail starts across route 115 a short ways north of the Owl's Head parking area. The Slide Brook Trail links route 115 to the Presidential Rail Trail that leads to Waumbek Junction and the Pondicherry network of trails. Great views from the sore of Cherry Pond. |
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 | Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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 | E-Mail: |
waumbek@roadrunner.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-10-18 |
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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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