| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Success, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Success Trail, The Outlook Loop, Mahoosuc Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Roadside at the trailhead on Success Pond Rd. The ride in from Berlin is bumpy but fine. Just take it slow. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on both trails. Success Trail has a lot of erosion and trail creep, mainly starting where it becomes steeper and slabby. Blazing is faded, especially on the Outlook loop ledges. Bog bridges on Success Trail are in poor condition. The big ledge scramble on Mahoosuc Trail is getting trickier, or I am getting older. Seems to me this might be a good spot for a short ladder or at least some small boulders. The aforementioned rope was not present, but I met a group that temporarily installed a rope and removed it on the way out. |
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 | Bugs: |
All of them. |
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 | Comments: |
Another visit to Success and the glorious views from The Outlook. Trails were a mix of dry and wet with some very muddy areas in places, especially in the bog bridge section.
Unless I am really blind, because I looked carefully in both directions, the collection of old logging artifacts along Success Trail is gone. Hope someone didn't steal them.
For a Monday, this was a busy hike! I expected to see no one but several other people were out, including a small group continuing on to the plane crash site (which I did not visit on this day). |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2026-06-11 |
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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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