| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Silver Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Unnamed trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was all to ourselves- and it is quite large (hard packed grassy area) with two stonewalled entrances and very obvious large Forest Society signs (one nailed to the tree at the first entrance of the lot, and one free-standing wooden sign at the second entrance of the lot) on South Road (across from the trailhead)
ROAD ACCESS on SOUTH ROAD (off from Lempster Mountain Road)- it was raining/misting this morning but nearly all 2 miles of this road is NOT FOR A COMPACT CAR with small wheels. The (probably otherwise hard-packed gravel road) dirt road was muddy and you do feel your vehicle sink a bit and get pulled a bit in a few spots when driving on the road and can clearly visual tire markings from vehicles previously having driven on it. We absolutely would have turned around and just road-walked to the trailhead if it was unsafe or we felt that we would have caused damage to the road. There are many residential homes on this road and the worst of it is AFTER the "snow plow turn around" spot on South Road (? approxmitely 1.5 miles in from Lempster Mountain Road) |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
4 very minor stream crossings (all easily able to walk/hop over- even for the small children); a few small areas of standing water (run offs) |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Approximately 4-5 minor blowdowns (can either easily walk around, under or over) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No other humans or dogs seen. We were the only souls out there on this cold, rainy, completely fogged-in morning. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
one light tan/gray baseball style hat on the ground the the free-standing Forest Society sign near the 2nd entrance to the parking area |
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 | Comments: |
SILVER MOUNTAIN (aka Silver Peak of Lempster Mountain) of the Ashuelot River Headwaters Forest in Lempster, NH
Unnamed trail out and back *across from the parking area (of the Forest Society) on South Road
Cannot wait to visit this lovely peak on a day where the view from the summit is clear ;-) We bet it is outstanding!
ONE MORE NOTE: THIS IS EXCELLENTLY WELL BLAZED (yellow blazes) |
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 | Name: |
Grace Morgan |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-03-28 |
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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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