| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Black Mountain (Benton) , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Chippewa Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot fits about 4 cars and then another 5 or so cars can fit on the road right before the lot. I'm not sure how legal it is to park on this road but haven't seen any issues.
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
3 or 4 small water crossings at the beginning. One has unsecured tree branches as the bridge. The water was only a few inches deep but we'll look to make a better way to get across when we go back up in the fall. Beware that these turn into snow bridges in winter.
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail is in good shape. I went up with the other USFS maintainer for this trail and a maintainer that cares for a different trail that helped us with the blowdowns and leaners. All blowdowns and most leaners have been cleared. Huge thanks to Steve for his axe work on getting all of these cleared! There are still a few leaners high up on the trail that can't be easily reached but have some potential to come down. Cleaned all the water bars and reconstructed a few of them. Did some light brushing on some tree limbs and branches. There is a bog bridge on the upper part of the trail that's falling apart and needs replacement. It's only about 10 feet long but one plank is not attached and the other is starting to give way too. |
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 | Bugs: |
The flies are out. |
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 | Comments: |
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 | Name: |
Justin |
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 | E-Mail: |
jusgallo@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-05-25 |
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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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