| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Horatio Colony Nature Preserve, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Red Diamond Trail, Ridgeline Trail, Bailey Brook Tentsite Spur, Bailey Brook Trail, Slickenside Trail, Black Lead Mine Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Limited plowed parking outside the gated trailhead on Daniels Hill Rd. in Keene. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are lots of blowdowns scattered all along this route. Blazing on Ridgeline Trail could be refreshed. Blazing on Black Lead Mine Trail is mostly orange but there a few that have been painted over in yellow. |
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 | Comments: |
Horatio Colony Nature Preserve in Keene/Swanzey.
There was about an inch of new snow over bare ground here so neither spikes nor snowshoes were needed. I barebooted round-trip. Ended up hiking about eight miles with the side trips along the tent site spur, Slickenside, and Black Lead Mine.
Temps stayed cold in the 20s and I could hear the wind howling in the tree tops but down on the ground I couldn't feel it too much. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-21 |
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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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