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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Orange Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Manning Trail, Holt Trail, Vistamont Trail, Skyland Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, August 15, 2025
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at the AMC Cardingan Lodge. Shem Valley Road is quite the washboard right now. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Very Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Everything is bone dry. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trails are in decent shape; see notes, below. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Nothing really -- very nice! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We did a quick ascent of Orange Mountain to see how much brushing was left on the Skyland Trail, after last week's brushing from the east almost got us to Orange Mountain before our turnaround time.

Lovely, almost fall-like conditions this morning at 6:00.

Sad to see the continuing creep and erosion on Holt Trail for the final portion heading up from the Croo Bridge to Grand Junction -- in one case, the rock steps are marooned between two fine herd paths. (Oh, well...) Vistamont Trail still has its issues with erosion, BUT appears to have been thoroughly brushed in the past day. In addition, several small blowdowns have removed on this trail, and where the one massive one remains, a nice relo has been cut and flagged around that. It's a nice change!

Skyland Trail heading east does need a bit of brushing -- we'll get this soon -- but is otherwise in nice shape, all the way to where we finished brushing and re-blazing last week.  
Name
Name: Pancks and Tesco Heaney 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2025-08-15 
Link
Link: https:// 
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