| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Pumpkin Hill (Marlow), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Access path, Beaver Pond Loop, Grassy Brook Trail, Duck Hole Spur, Winter Camp Spur, bushwhack, Hermit Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At the public access lot for the Kroka Expeditions trail system, off NH 123, just over the town line in Alstead (the trail system itself is in Marlow). |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
These trails are in generally good shape but could use a winter clean-up. Several blowdowns around, but nearly all are minor. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few. A bee followed me for a bit. |
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 | Comments: |
My first time exploring the Kroka trails and there's some really interesting backcountry and natural features as you get further away from the facility. Grassy Brook Trail in particular feels really remote and wilderness-ish. I followed that trail all the way to what I assume is its end at a logging road; hard to be sure due to confusing markings and conflicting info on the trailhead kiosk map. At 1.7 mi. in, the white blazes stopped and the route continued ahead as a pretty vague flagged path. My guess is that this is going to be an extension of the current trail, or a new trail.
On the return trip I did a short bushwhack up to Pumpkin Hill, where, sadly, there are no pumpkins. I left Grassy Brook Trail and went up from the NE, following remnants of the ancient road that is still shown on the USGS topo. The summit is obvious and not recognized. I returned mostly the same way, but dropped off the steep E side of the summit and hit the old road further down. Bushwhack woods were tighter just a bit down low then opened up nicely.
Ground conditions on the hiking trails were mostly dry, but there was some muck and water around. But nothing atypical for spring.
The parking lot was fairly full, but I didn't see a single person all day. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-23 |
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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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