NewEnglandTrailConditions.com
NewEnglandTrailConditions.com:
MA
|
ME
|
NH
|
RI/CT
|
VT
|
Ski
Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Weeks, Middle Weeks, South Weeks, NH
Trails
Trails: York Pond Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, June 8, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking next to the trailhead across from the fish raceway 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: 2 fairly tricky crossings. Most difficult is the first one near the fish hatchery 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Trail is in poor condition. Very overgrown. Rotted out bog bridges. Lots of blowdowns especially near the summits. Axe and saw would be helpful.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn't see any 
Bugs
Bugs: Swarms of them and they are biting. They were omnipresent the entire trip from the trailhead to the summits 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Ticked off 2 more for the NEHH list. Totally unremarkable set of peaks. We were camping, so water was a concern. You can find running water near the beginning, a few hundred feet down from the summit of North heading toward Middle, and in the col between South and Middle off in the woods a short distance.

IMO, a bug net is required equipment right now. Even with repellent, the little kamikazes were incessantly bombing my face and gnawing on exposed skin. We put up with some awful conditions to peak bag. It must be a sickness or something?

It was entertaining watching the little brookies in the hatchery raceway springing a full body length out of the water to eat bugs. Too bad they couldn't eat them to oblivion.  
Name
Name: Al-X 
E-Mail
E-Mail: powerpackager@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-06-10 
Link
Link: https:// 
Bookmark and Share 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.

Copyright 2009-2024, All Rights Reserved