| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Maxfield Monument, NH |
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 | Trails: |
William Maxfield Drive |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, July 4, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked on Old Shaker Road in Loudon. Parking is on the side of the street only. What looks like parking at the top of William Maxfield road is on private property. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
William Maxfield Dr is a Class 6 Road. We do not recommend trying to drive it. The second snowmobile bridge has 4 holes in it from someone attempting to drive a a pickup truck across it according the local neighbor in the area. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The Class 6 road is very passable, again, on foot. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Ms Brandi had a ball going out to the monument and cellar holes. We walked to the end of the Class 6 road and took a left, there is a nice marsh there where Brandi really enjoyed herself. |
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 | Bugs: |
We went last week and then went back yesterday for the Geocaches we missed he first time. The bugs were horrendous and biting both times!!!!!! |
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 | Comments: |
Maxfield Monument is a cool little place to go and explore. It's a piece of history that many don't know about. It's an easy hike and it you include going down to the marsh, it is about a 3 mile total hike. There are cellar hole remains of 2 families, the Maxfield (112 acres farm with apple orchard) and the Abbott's along with 2 family cemeteries. The Monument is located in the Maxfield cemetery. When William Maxfield died, he left most everything he owned to the town of Loudon and they agreed to never sell the property and to maintain the cemetery. If you have ever been to the Loudon Public Library, the Maxfield Library, you can thank William, he left money to have that built too. |
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 | Name: |
WeRmudfun |
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 | E-Mail: |
WeRmudfun@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-07-05 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrMDGHefzWw |
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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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