| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Passaconaway, Square Ledge, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Downes Brook Trail, bushwhack, Walden Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Square Ledge Trail, Oliverian Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 16, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Adequate at both Downes Brook and Oliverian Brook today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
all easy, water levels are low |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a few duck unders/crawl unders on Passaconaway cutoff |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
A few of the little jerks remain in wet areas |
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 | Comments: |
My fifth try to get the abandoned Downes Brook slide trail correct bottom to top. All is well heading up the open slabs down low. Then you come to the junction of the old slide and the open slabs. Here the old slide was/is too steep to climb so the trail was in the woods to the right of the slide going up. I can find a blaze on a tree stream side but have not been able to find more for about .1 mile of just plain 'whacking through steep but otherwise easy woods. Once the herdpath is found again following it from there to the viewpoint is easy and the footing is good. Unrelenting steep for about a mile. Technically this is a bushwhack; the reality is, except for the short stretch mentioned above, this is a trail. A trail in much better condition than the other badly eroded trails on Passaconaway.
IMHO Square Ledge is a dud. Easy to see why it was dropped from 52WAV.
Thanks to Carole and Dave for another fun outing. |
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 | Name: |
old man and the saw |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-07-16 |
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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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