| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, herd path, Lincoln Brook Trail, herd path, Owls Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lincoln Woods lot was mostly empty |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All three crossings were running high. The first was rock hoppable. The second was hoppable with wet boot tops. The last was high and fast, not hoppable. |
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 | Comments: |
Lots of standing water on Lincoln Brook Trail. Quite a bit of leaf covered mud, as well. It's been a decade since my last Owl's Head ascent, and as having heard, both whacks are now well established hear paths. Yikes. The third crossing was difficult. I forded and my hiking partner slid across on two large trees crossing the brook about 75 yards downstream. With all the leaf cover, Black Pond whack was hard to follow by headlamp on the return. Thanks for GPS, otherwise we'd have had to take a bearing on the pond and then follow it around to hit the trail. |
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 | Name: |
ThinMan |
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 | E-Mail: |
twcaldwell@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-10-23 |
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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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