| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Doublehead Mountain (Sandwich), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford-Ridgepole Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, October 22, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
A few pull off areas on Sandwich Notch Rd near trailhead for single cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A couple of small stepovers, one wider one with much-decayed bog bridges |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in good shape, no obstructions. Yellow blazes could use a good refresh on the way in from Sandwich Notch Rd. A few yellow plastic markers, but paint blazes are almost completely faded making trail finding in spots difficult with leaves on the ground. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Did not see any, the ledges at about 0.4 mi in from the road may be hard for some, especially chimney section. |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots of little hatches happening, midges or some other skeeter like species. Not biting or annoying. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
Lots of leaves down low, obscuring trail in spots right now. Fresh blazes would help with staying on trail. No problem above the ledge section, much fewer leaves down up higher on trail.
We dropped down to the view below the ridge on the Doublehead Trail (about 0.1 mile down), then backtracked out.
Saw one group of three, otherwise had this end of the ridge all to ourselves.
A fair amount of "traffic" on Sandwich Notch Road today.
Muted foliage colors right now, but still pretty. A couple of mushrooms lingering. |
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 | Name: |
Playshookytohike |
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 | E-Mail: |
Playshookytohike@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-10-22 |
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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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