| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Three Ponds, Foxglove Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Three Ponds Trail, Donkey Hill Cutoff, Mt Kineo Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 30, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for plenty of cars at 3-Ponds Trailhead - saw 2 other cars but never met anyone on the trails. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
lots of minor crossings with greasy rocks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
North of the beaver dam between the ponds on the Three Ponds Trail - very overgrown with hobblebush, stepovers, and blowdowns - difficult to see my footing and looks abandoned. At 1 point there are at least 3 trees (about .5 mi north of beaver dam) toppled like pickup sticks... good news - so little traffic in this section there are few herd paths. North end of loop around the ponds had the typical very muddy sections. |
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 | Bugs: |
terrible - mostly horseflies. I tried DEET but didn't have a lot of success. Also black flies and a selection of mosquitoes |
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 | Comments: |
Terrific morning - just such a pleasant area. Muddy sections were muddier than usual. I went as far as Foxglove Pond swamp area - my usual turnaround is where the trail moves off to right into the wet muck - lovely trails leading to that spot. In general, a good trail run but uncertain footing at times. I could generally run about 3/4 of the trails today, being careful of falling in the mud/bog bridges.
I think total distance was under 7 miles. |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-06-30 |
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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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