| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Algonquin Trail, Black Mountain Pond Trail, Guinea Pond Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small parking area at both the Algonquin and Crawford-Ridgepole trailheads on Sandwich Notch Road. No one else was on the trails, so no issue finding room. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails were in good shape. A blowdown here and there but nothing disruptive. A fair amount of dry leaves on the Crawford-Ridgepole trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
No issues on the Algonquin-Black Mountain Pond-Guinea Pond trails. Applied bug spray on the Crawford-Ridgepole trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Two hikes are combined into this one report because they are so close to each other. (1) Made a loop to do Algonquin to Black Mountain Pond to Guinea Pond with a bike ride back to the Algonquin trailhead via Sandwich Notch Road. I think that the degree of difficulty would be about the same if this hike were done in the other direction. I missed the spur to Mary Cary Falls by about 0.1m, so I backtracked and almost missed it again! It doesn’t look like a trail where it junctions with the Black Mountain Pond trail, but it takes shape as you start in. (2) I needed this out-and-back section of the Crawford-Ridgepole trail to Doublehead. It starts out steep, then gets tricky on some boulders, then runs up and down. I didn’t love this trail. |
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 | Name: |
Rick |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-05-13 |
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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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