| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Great Gulf Trail, Six Husbands Trail, Sphinx Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only one car in the Great Gulf lot at 7:45 am when we arrived and one car at 8:35 pm when we left. |
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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: |
Peabody River gauge at 3.7 ft. On the Great Gulf trail, Parapet Brook could be rock hopped a little upstream from the crossing, Chandler Brook was no problem. On Six Husbands trail, we waded knee high across the Peabody River. On the Sphinx trail we crossed a little upstream from the crossing at the waterfall. |
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 | Bugs: |
Mosquitoes and black flies |
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 | Comments: |
There was a 5 member trail crew on Six Husbands. They said they were the first crew in 10 or 15 years. They hoped to get to the Sphinx trail but were not sure they would have time.
A long loop through the Great Gulf. We found the ladders on Six Husbands not to be as challenging as we expected. There is one difficult spot after the fourth ladder. After the ladders there are a series of ledges to scale which we found to be more challenging than the ladders. Expect to get wet feet on the Sphinx trail. The trail runs down a stream for quite a while. We did loose the trail once and were confused in another spot. The Great Gulf trail coming down from the Sphinx trail took care on the ledges above the river. Except for Gulfside and the trail crew we only saw 3 people all day. |
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 | Name: |
JToll |
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 | E-Mail: |
jobtoll16@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-07-20 |
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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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