| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moriah (attempt), Mt. Surprise, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Stony Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
For the Carter-Moriah trailhead at the end of Bangor St. in Gorham, do not park in the private lot at the end of the road (the resident will be angry), but instead at a dirt parking lot on the left 300 feet before the end of Bangor St. (opposite 44 Bangor St. and the path leading to a footbridge). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Stony Brook was a raging rapid from the heavy rain in the last 24 hours, and a hiker ahead of us turning back warned us that the brook crossing at 1.0 mile was impassible. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There is one fallen log on the Carter-Moriah Trail between the trailhead and Mt. Surprise, but climbing over it is easy, thanks to some branches piled up next to it by Larry of Gorham. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Comments: |
Since it seemed that the first unbridged Stony Brook Trail stream crossing (at 1.0 miles) was impassable, we drove to the Carter-Moriah trailhead instead, to try to go up Mt. Moriah that way. Although there were some places where water had been diverted off the trail, most of the Carter-Moriah Trail had water running down it. Hiking up it, and especially down it, was slow-going due to many wet steeply sloped rock faces and due to mud in many places. With hiking boots and with care, however, one could avoid the deepest mud and keep feet dry. We ran into Larry of Gorham on Mt. Surprise and enjoyed chatting with him; he has been maintaining this and other trails. Because of our delayed start (because of the aborted hike up Stony Brook Trail) and because of the slippery/muddy conditions, we did not have time to reach the summit of Mt. Moriah: we turned back at 3300 ft. elevation in order to get back to the trailhead before it got too dark. |
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 | Name: |
mathbp |
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 | E-Mail: |
tiramisu_eater@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-11-01 |
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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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