| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lincoln Woods around 2/3 full at 5am for the car spot. Lot at end of Zealand Rd was maybe 3/4 full, and the overflow lot by the roadside a short walk back was empty. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Anything normally a "crossing" on the way in to the hut was a simple walk-across, with little water running. As noted by Silent Running, the first two crossings coming down off Bondcliff were dry, and a couple others were easy rock hops, with low water level. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in general fine. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw none all day. |
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 | Bugs: |
Temp was 40 F to start, so no bugs. Did not see any stinging bugs, as noted by Silent Running above the hut either. No other bugs along the route. It's been very dry, and it's late season, so the bugs are more or less gone now. |
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 | Comments: |
Nice hike with my son and four other OTHH, on a great day in between two with some wetness. We certainly did not brean any FKT on this hike, or even make "book time," but I did complete my over-80 round and closed out round 8 on this hike. I paid more attention to refueling myself often, especially on the long afternoon hike down and out from Bondcliff, avoiding "hitting the wall." My feet hit their own wall, and they were glad to be out of the boots and me sitting for the ride home. Drove up again the next day to retrieve the car at ZR. |
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 | Name: |
Pappy |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-08-30 |
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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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