| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Black Mountain (Benton), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Chippewa Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot fits 3-4 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, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The 3 or 4 small water crossings at the beginning were all very shallow, only a few inches deep at most. One has unsecured tree branches as the bridge. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I went up with the other USFS maintainer for this trail to do some spring work on it. We did some brushing, cleared out all the water bars and cleared a few small, partial blowdowns. There is still one large blowdown 3-5' high going across the entire trail that's a little less than a mile from the trailhead. We'll need to come back for it with some bigger saws but we were able to delimb it. The bog bridge on the upper part of the trail that's been falling apart has been removed and replaced with large rocks to cross through the muddy area but we'll need to continue working on the crossing and drainage. |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots of mosquitoes |
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 | Comments: |
Trail is in good shape. Most of it is very dry and the upper areas that are usually wet and muddy were barely wet. |
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 | Name: |
Justin |
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 | E-Mail: |
jusgallo@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-05-31 |
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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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