| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bike path, Liberty Spring Trail, Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, July 5, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Passing Appalachia at 6 or so and seeing it full made me nervous, but there was plenty of room at Lafayette Campground at about 6:30. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All rock-hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails were all in good shape; blazing kind of disappears towards the latter half of Flume Slide Trail, but the footpath was pretty obvious, and for the slide you just climb up. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not bad for most of the trip, except the summit of Lafayette, where they were pretty bad. Saw a bunch of hikers with head nets. |
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 | Comments: |
What a great day for Franconia Ridge. After not getting out last weekend I was anxious AF to get out all week. Made quick work of the bike path and the first few miles of Flume Slide, then the work started. Flume Slide lived up to its billing, as it is very steep and rough for a long distance, with wet slab (which wasn't that bad today)that requires care with foot placement. Ridge Trail in good shape, with lots of evidence of clean-up between Liberty and Haystack. Some mud patches, but all avoidable by rock hopping. Encountered relatively few people until Haystack; after that it was the expected parade. Everybody was friendly and having fun on a very hot day that could have used a little more breeze, but was really nice nonetheless. I was pretty spent when I was done, so I stopped at the Basin and soaked my feet for a bit. Water was cold, but felt great. |
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 | Name: |
K Mo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-05 |
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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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