| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
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: |
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Dropped off at Lincoln Woods. There was one other vehicle on arrival and 13 vehicles on return not including several U.S. Forest Service vehicles |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water fairly low with 348 cfs early this morning made easy crossings with the exception of a few ice glazed rocks on 2nd crossing. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails overall in great shape with some minor erosion and a few extended muddy areas on Lincoln Brook Trail. The small foot bridge is still closed on LWT it can still be crossed easily. There are 2 blowdowns on Black Pond trail- 1 is a small high stepover the other is larger but low to the ground. There are several other easy stepovers along the rest of the trails on today's hike.All of which were low and will soon be covered in snow. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today |
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 | Bugs: |
Days gone by hopefully🙂 |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful hike of the often underrated Owls Head. I started with starlit skies and snow showers and ended with mixed sun and heavy squalls. The BP bushwhack is very obvious at this time. The trickest part for me is at the beginning of bw to take a hard right and resist the instinct to head uphill. Brutus was obvious as well and the beginning was marked with 2 small rocks. I ended up descending via the slide which was a mix of somewhat heavy waterflow and ice. This will be the last time till summer on the slide for me. Brutus is much safer.Micros went on at about 3400 ft at end of BB at the split Rock. They stayed on until heading back over the second crossing as the rocks were ice glazed and this helped as well as stepping on submerged stones.It was nice crossing paths and chatting with 2 fellow Gridders. Today's hike leaves Mt Isolation to grid out November.
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 | Name: |
scottb |
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 | E-Mail: |
mainebeefman@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-11-17 |
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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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