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Peaks
Peaks Osgood Hill, Hurd Hill, NH
Trails
Trails: Wheeler Trail, Osgood Hill Link Trail, Kulish Ledges Trail, Orange Trail, Yellow Trail, Ethan's Way
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: At the trailhead for Partridge Woods on Homestead Ln. in Nelson. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: No major issues. Signage is inconsistent, using both "Kulish Ledges Trail" and "Kulish Ledge Trail". Both the orange and yellow-blazed trails I used appeared to be "official", but were not signed as part of the trail system, so who knows? 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Yes, but they must be under control. 
Bugs
Bugs: Yes! I was in a cloud of small gnats on the walk out. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Nothing. 
 
Comments
Comments: Back at it again here, exploring the nice new trail system within the Town of Nelson's Partridge Woods. From the summit of Osgood, I followed an unsigned but very apparent trail marked in blaze orange. Sections of it had been newly cut and others looked lightly traveled. It was very well marked though, and follows the interesting wooded ridge between Osgood and Hurd Hill to the south, where it ends. Looks like some active logging underway on Hurd, but nothing happening today. Not sure what the deal is with this trail -- thinking it may be a future route.

From Hurd, I followed an unsigned but yellow-blazed logging road over to Ethan's Way, dropped down to the Brickyard Rd. trailhead, then walked back up Ethan's Way to Wheeler Trail, then out.

All trails were damp from overnight rain, but the forecasted showers never happened and the sun popped out as I was finishing up. Still no comprehensive map for these trails, but hopefully that will come soon as the area is still quite new. For now, some but not all of the trails are depicted on TrailFinder.  
Name
Name: KenM 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kmacgray@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-10-20 
Link
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