| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
West Field, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Trail, bushwhack, A-Z Trail, FR192A, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 16, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Big lot almost full, sugarloafs trailhead was a clusterfucky mess, road has fewer scary potholes than last weekend |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
So much aqua on trail, walked thru many puddles and flowing little streams |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Those bog bridges on A-Z and all the annoying minor stepovers on Zealand for it being a hut trail... strange |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Many enjoying today |
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 | Bugs: |
Still not alive |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Easy cruise up Zealand to the pond and across the hot birch glades and the slippery iffy bog bridges up A-Z to the east jct w/the FR192. A wade crossing and a left outta an overgrown clearing started the bushwhack SE up a stream boggy overgrown old road extension. This ended shortly and I followed the spine of the ridge up angling SW thru a couple small bogs and much semi open conifers. A short fir wave and I was at the summit canister (which easily opened)!! Much better than last saturday from the west ridge (very thick), a mile in 45 minutes.
Stayed on the west side of the fir wave descending and struggled with both meandering across the spine and finding the road from the bottom bog. Overall pretty easy solo whack.
Easy meander back down to the car after returning to A-Z trail, tho very warm and summery down low and way too many people, also not hut snacks season yet either, double boo! |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-05-16 |
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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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