| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Cone Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Forest road, Brown Ash Swamp Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked near end of Mill Brook Road in Thornton at Forest Road 23. We parked on edge of Mill Brook Road since the entrance before the gate was blocked by at least six cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
a small stream during our bushwhack was easily rock hop-able |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Doesn't look like it gets much use, didn't see any bicycle tracks. Big Tree across the Forest Road after the first bridge. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
sure why not |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
During the bushwhack I found an entire big tube of sunscreen lotion. |
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 | Comments: |
Forest Road, Brown Ash Swamp Trail (aka as Dickey Notch Trail), bushwhack, Forest
After our morning whack we drove around to Mill Brook Road in Thornton to use the Forest Roads to reach the Brown Ash Swamp Trail, otherwise known as Dickey Notch Trail. We hiked up Forest Road 23, went right and followed the road until it petered out and turned hard right as directed by two blazes and thus the beginning of the trail. Followed the trail not quite to the height of land so we could whack straight at Cone's summit and be north of the knob. We stayed on the ridge just east of the drainage and successfully missed getting cliffed-out. We found a nice ledge with views to the north, wished it wasn't so cloudy. On top we enjoyed the rock bench and took our photos by the most lovely rock cairn and then went a short distance up the old Cone Mt. Trail to the recognized highpoint. We mostly followed our tracks back off the mountain. Fun second whack of they day. Total distance was about 4 miles. Almost back to the car at 3 pm we met two gals headed up to Fisher Mountain and most of the cars were gone. |
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 | Name: |
Nordic_Gal, Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
amybike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-11-15 |
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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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