| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Caps Ridge |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the trailhead at the notch road height-of-land. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail is in generally good shape. No blowdowns. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw a couple, but I think they and their humans turned back due to difficulty of scrambling over those ledge areas. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not bad if we kept in motion, but that's hard to do on the rock ledge scrambles, going down or up. They were a nuisance, yet I didn't don the head net. |
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 | Comments: |
Caps Ridge is one mean trail, due to the multitude of rock scrambles. Besides the dog turnarounds mentioned, at least four other humans turned back even before that 30-40 ft rock face at the first big bump (a "cap"?). Our group (OTHH), certainly not young kids who can scamper over those ledges with ease, took almost four hours for the last of us to get up top, well over "book time." Coming down was nearly three hours, due to very slow picking one's way down over the rocks and ledges. The weather was great, though, with dry rock and long views. |
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 | Name: |
Pappy |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-06-09 |
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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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