| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Paugus, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bolles Trail, Old Paugus Trail, Bee Line, Bee Line Cutoff |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking at Bolles/Liberty trailhead |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Lots of crossings down low- water was higher than normal due to recent rain so I wore crocs for all crossings more than 5 feet wide. Water was too high to rock hop. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails were in great shape. Bee Line cutoff has 2 large trees down forming a large X right at the start. You can't go over or under them. Also, on the bottom of Bee Line (Paugus side) there is a large swampy area with a large tree to help get you across. The tree is totally rotten and in fact, it broke in one section as I was starting across. It will probably still be ok to cross on for a while, but I think another solution may be needed in the near future. The area looks like you could sink in very deep if you tried to walk through the water. |
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 | Bugs: |
yup- lots of mosquitos |
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 | Comments: |
Lovely day and had the summit to myself- a first! Upper section of Old Paugus has some areas where trail turns into a small stream, and slabs were wet, but all in all it was a fairly dry trail. The only other thing to mention is going up the gully, gaia looked like the trail turned the sharp right in a very sketchy area, but I kept going a little further and discovered the cairn to the right just beyond where gaia showed the turn. |
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 | Name: |
Alison R. |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-07-13 |
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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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