| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bike path, herd path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Osseo Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 21, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The lower lot at the Basin exit on northbound 93 was full, but the upper lot there had plenty of spaces. Lincoln Woods parking lot had plenty of spaces. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hopping across the large brook on Liberty Spring Trail was not difficult. No other significant crossings. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns |
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 | Bugs: |
A few at the Basin parking lot and a few along Lincoln Woods Trail, but they weren't really noticeable unless we stopped moving, and even then they weren't much of a problem. I brought a head net, but never donned it. |
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 | Comments: |
We did a point-to-point hike from the Basin to Lincoln Woods. There was an icy monorail along much the Franconia Ridge Trail, but we could either step on the sides of it, or occasionally walk on the flatter parts of it. Liberty Spring Trail and Osseo Trail had only small avoidable patches of monorail, and only near the top. We had brought microspikes, but never used them.
Not sure why Osseo Trail is considered "terrifying" enough to be even an elective for the Terrifying 25 list. We found a small ledge near the very beginning of the descent from Liberty towards Flume to be worse than anything on the Osseo Trail. |
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 | Name: |
mathbp |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-05-21 |
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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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