| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Tripoli Road to trailhead is terrible. Huge potholes and very narrow. Be careful and take your time driving up. Lot full at 8:30am and people already parking alongside the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Twelve GayOutdoors members did our annual trail maintenance. Here's what we got done:
✅ 51 water bars refurbished
✅ Blowdown removed inside the Chimney
✅ Overgrown vegetation trimmed back (especially between Mt. Osceola and East Peak)
✅ Six bent overhead pines cut and cleared
✅ Five stepovers and five bent pines felled by Jason with an axe
✅ Countless branches clipped and cleared
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Many loving this toasty summer day. |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies were at both summits. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Covering the 4.2-mile stretch from Tripoli Road to both Mt. Osceola summits, our GayOutdoors volunteers—four first-timers and eight returning members—put in hours of sweaty, satisfying work. Still baffles me why the beginning has such trashy footing and has not been rerouted for such a popular trail. Footing improves dramatically once reaching Breadtray ridge. The sloping ledges [we call them the Fun House] on the summit approach are very dry. We took the chimney up and down! Many people out and about on a mostly cloudy Saturday hiking up some 4ks. |
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 | Name: |
RollingRock |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-07-14 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/gayoutdoorsnewengland/posts/1036117538503908 |
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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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