| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Great Gulf Trail, Six Husbands Trail, Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Sphinx Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, August 13, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of space in the Great Gulf parking lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels moderately low, you're basically in the water for long stretches of the Sphinx Trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
Consistently numerous, especially in the scrub above treeline. |
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 | Comments: |
We've been spoiled this summer for late week/weekend hikers as hot/humid conditions have been minimal. Not today, as the humidity combined with an east ascent of Jefferson meant sunny, no wind, and hot! Six Husbands is very challenging but very interesting. Sphinx is doable going down, but take your time especially since you're in the brook for stretches of time.
This has been a wet summer, and while the stream levels don't necessarily show it, the constant mud and slippery rocks have been a constant this year. And I've made the conclusion that outside the Mount Clinton Trail, the trails in the Great Gulf have the slipperiest rocks of all! |
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 | Name: |
WishfulThinking |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-08-14 |
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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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