| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, herd path, Lincoln Brook Trail, herd path, Owls Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Arrived around 7 a couple dozen cars. Public restroom clean and stocked. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
1st on Lincoln Brook low and easy rocks not icy. 2nd on Lincoln Brook higher water rocks rocks submerged a few inches not icy, 3rd 'gateway' to the climb a little deeper than #2 could pick non icy submerged rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some duckunders and stepovers. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Depends on ability, saw a beautiful golden sailed through the festival of obstacles. |
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 | Bugs: |
huh |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
LW frozen mud good footing, the storm wash made it better imo and love that the 1.8 mile in bridge is useable after years of closure. Black Pond good shape too, the stupid tiny log bridge with a whole in the middle at the beginning is gone. Black pond herdpath in excellent shape. Lincoln Brook 2 mile stretch not as soggy, muddy or icy as expected. Used Wiggy's Waders for crossings 2 ad 3 with hillsounds over them. I check cfs for E Branch Pemi at Lincoln when doing Owls Head. I am rated for 650 cfs. Night before it was around 548 and then morning of just under 500 cfs. Hillsounds for climb and descent. Brutus was the best footing ever no ice or mud some light snow over frozen ground you could see all the roots. On Owls Head Path intermittent blue ice under snow traction necessary. Ridge had modest packed snow. As Teal stated, summit cairn gone. Saw 4 people all day and 4th was not even going to Owlie. Happy New Year and be Safe! |
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 | Name: |
4K |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-12-31 |
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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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