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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Waternomee, Mt. Jim, Mt. Blue, Mt. Moosilauke, Mt. Moosilauke - South Peak, NH
Trails
Trails: Ravine Lodge Road, Asquam Ridge Trail, bushwhack, herd path, Beaver Brook Trail, Benton Trail, Carriage Road, South Peak Spur, Hurricane Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, August 20, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Spaces available in the new/temp lot on Ravine Lodge Road @ 8 AM and 3:30 PM. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All on this route are bridged. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Just a couple of felled trees on the upper portion of the Asquam Ridge Trail which are encroaching most of the foot bed and need to be skirted. All trails are well signed. The DOC and others always do a fine job with trail building and maintenance in this area. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw a couple enjoying the day. 
Bugs
Bugs: Near zero. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: There's a pair of men's undershorts hanging from a tree on the Beaver Brook Trail - I didn't touch them. 
 
Comments
Comments: Did the tour around Jobildunk Ravine starting with a whack to Mt. Waternomee. I started ~ 3800' and it was easy going until the summit area but even then there were some paths around. After visiting Mt. Jim I took the well defined herd path to Mt. Blue then onto Mt. Moosilauke for lunch. Descending Carriage Road I stopped for a view at South Peak and took the E portion of Hurricane Trail back to the lodge area. All these trails are in excellent shape.

Clouds and a cool wind were the theme of the morning and early afternoon though the clouds lifted some by the time I got to Moosilauke's summit - and there was definitely a bit of a fall chill above the trees. Saw maybe 15 or so NOBO's on the AT section and probably a couple dozen others on and around the top of Moosilauke. Other than one other hiker on Mt. Blue I had mostly solitude on the lower trails.  
Name
Name: HMJ 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-08-20 
Link
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