| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Kimball Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pond Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
At the boat ramp at Kimball Pond Conservation Area off Kimball Pond Road in Dunbarton. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
See comments below. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blowdowns, but this section of Pond Loop follows a Class VI road which is eroded in spots. Blazing is adequate, but junctions with other roads and a snowmobile trail could be better marked. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure. |
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 | Bugs: |
One buzzed me. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
Today's visit was to walk the western side of Pond Loop to see how far I could get. This section of the trail follows the Class VI Legache Hill Road for the most part, which still has a few stretches of ice near the start, but nothing that warrants traction. Otherwise it was mostly dry with minor mud, but several areas of standing and running water, one of which I bushwhacked around. Where the trail does leave the road briefly, it descends on a loop along the shore. Here, a side path leaves right along a small peninsula to a ledgy outcropping with 180 degree view of the pond. The best spot I've seen here so far.
A mile in, the old road is flooded and impassable due to being dammed by beavers. A bypass leaves right and begins to cross below the dam on log bridges, but they inexplicably stop 2/3 of the way across. The jump from there to dry ground is quite far.
On the way out I talked to two locals who said the northern end of this loop is usually problematic due to the beavers, but is sometimes navigable later in the year. |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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 | E-Mail: |
kmacgray@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-16 |
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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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