| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Black Mountain (Benton), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Black Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, July 5, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked at the end of the maintained gravel road, .2 miles from the trailhead. The .2 miles would have been very driveable with pretty level gravel, just narrow. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Just a few small streams crossing the trail. Barely a rock hop. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of step-over blowdowns, one walk-under blowdown. Trail in good shape. Some higher grass in the open areas. Some wet rock and mud past the small stream that crossed the trail at about 1.7 miles in. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Did not bring a dog, but other than the ridge at the top, and private property until the WMNF boundary, would be no issues. |
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 | Bugs: |
Some gnats at the beginning, a few black flies here and there, no or few mosquitos. |
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 | Comments: |
We had hiked Black Mountain from the Chippewa Trail and wanted to try this one. The WMG says it's not as interesting as the Chippewa in that the views are only at the top, but we enjoyed it, and I took lots of pictures of flowers. We also made it to the "tipping rock" this time, with views of the Kinsmans and the Franconia range. The tipping rock takes some work to find -- along slabs and scrub and some backtracking, but worth it for the rock and for the views from there. |
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 | Name: |
Eileen Samberg |
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 | E-Mail: |
joysteven0225@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-05 |
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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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