| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Hitchcock, North Hitchcock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 8, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Fee area |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problem |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies were bad on both summits (only times I stopped) |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I lost a treaking pole. I may have left it at the canister on East, but it is more likely that I put it down to scamble down some cliffs (on East). If I thought it was more likely at the canister, I would have gone back for it. |
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 | Comments: |
Trails are in really good shape. I headed up East from just past the wilderness boundary on Cedar brook. I hit some pretty thick spots and a good amount of blowdowns. This peak was harder than I expected. In the register someone made reference to coming up cliffs. On the decent, I found them inadvertently. I was able to find safe ways to scramble down some very steep stuff. It was not as thick on the way down. I hit the trail just a little bit north of where I went off.
I was sure to walk quite a ways before heading for North. There were good views of North, East, and the col from the trail. I got to a spot about 1.5 from the Wilderness Trail junction, where I deemed the peak to be due west. I headed up through steep but never very thick woods. I was surprised by how open things remained (however, in register entries folks reported otherwise). There is lots of blowdown, but it is mostly low, step-over stuff. There is a piece of radio equipment and a helicopter pad near this summit. The helipad offered good views of Franconias, Owl’s Head, Garfield, and the main peak of Mt. Hitchcock.
I headed down through similar woods hitting the trail intentionally north of my start. I then walked about a mile to the Wilderness/East side trail junction and made the long walk back to the Kanc. There are some cool railroad artifacts on the Cedar brook tr.
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 | Name: |
zporterColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-06-08 |
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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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