| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Vose Spur, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Signal Ridge Trail, Carrigain Notch Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking today...nice and quiet on a Tuesday. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossing of Carrigain Brook was moderately easy today. The small streams of Carrigain Notch Trail are easily hoppable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Signal Ridge is muddy in its usual places down low. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not too bad today, head net went for a ride today. |
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 | Comments: |
A very satisfying hike of Vose Spur today. The general popular herd path begins after the large boulder 1.5mi from the beginning of Carrigain Notch Trail. The herd path makes going easy for about 0.3mi, then all bets are off. There's a rough section 0.3-0.5mi into the bushwhack where blowdowns and ledgy boulders caused me to just find the best route through the trees WNW to pick up the herd path in much more open woods. The next 0.3mi were easy to follow to the scree field, which I was so excited to get to and see the views, I shot right up the scree without realizing the trail only briefly crosses it then darts into the woods again at a cairn. The final steep pitches up Vose were moderately difficult to find a good route, but there are enough fragments of various herd paths to help you up. The summit is blowdown central, reminded me of East Sleeper, the canister is available on the north side of the peak. |
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 | Name: |
WishfulThinking |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-06-14 |
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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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