| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monadnock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dublin Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, October 24, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
How to get a trailhead to the second busiest mountain in the world to yourself? Arrive at 4pm on a rainy Monday afternoon in October ;) The road in is dirt but suitable for any car. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easily rock hopable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trail is marked by white rectangle tacked to trees down low and white D’s painted on the rock/ledge up high (and, closer to the summit, D/M for Dublin and Marlboro trails). The trail is easy to follow. I don’t recall any blowdowns. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Some might struggle with some of the scrambling. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Day 358, Peak 356. 3rd hike and 4th peak of the day after Mist and Webster Slide, then nearby Skatutakee Mtn. The rain appeared to be done by this point.
The Dublin Trail starts off quite easy but gets progressively steeper and rougher. A few large puddles around the ledge. Lots of slick ledge obviously too. There’s actually the potential for some tricky scrambling on this trail though it can be easily went around. The trail is very easy to follow below treeline. Above tree line, it seemed to be marked well but is harder to follow with the ledge. The summit was still in the cloud mostly but you did have a bit of a sunset and undercast view in one direction which was very cool. I saw a large group at the summit that arrived the same time I did but no one on the trail.
Gaia had me at 4.5mi with 1700ft of gain. It took me 2.25hrs to complete. 7 more days and 9 more peaks to go.. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-10-27 |
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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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