| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 6, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Arrived at 7:30a. Plenty of parking available (but this was a weekday) |
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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: |
Falling Waters stream crossings relatively easy with rock hopping |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Old Bridle Path and Falling Waters trails could use some spring maintenance: Old Bridle could use some brushing, and refreshing of blazes in places. Falling Waters has several blowdowns one requiring stepping off the trail, more blazes needed along the stream area. existing blazes need refreshing. |
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 | Bugs: |
Enough of a breeze to keep them away. |
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 | Comments: |
Went clockwise for this loop hike to have the wind at our back while hiking the ridge. Also, didn't want to risk getting our feet wet early in the hike on the Falling Waters trail. Plus Mt. Lafayette was our primary objective. However, the tradeoff is that descending the FW trail is more challenging than ascending it. It is slow going from Haystack to the Shining Rock cutoff, a little faster after that, but then slow going in the area of the stream crossings. One section of wet sloping ledges was somewhat treacherous to descend. Most people today were going up via FW. We had the Old Bridle Path mostly to ourselves and enjoyed stopping at the hut for leftover chocolate cake to supplement the first lunch stop. |
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 | Name: |
Dexhiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
dexpcdoc@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-06-07 |
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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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