| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bayle Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Snowmobile trail, Bayle Mountain Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 13, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked near end of Marble road, on a right hand pullout. There are 'Parking' signs. Saw one other vehicle. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
You might as well get prepared for brushing up against some grass and some brush, and trying to see the trail under the leaves, and getting past a few blow downs about mid hike(easy). If I remember right, there's a sign on the other end of the snomo trail restricting trail maintenance. They won't even let you carry a saw on you. It's not a bushwhack, but it's getting there. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Should be good, bring water. |
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 | Bugs: |
Mosquitoes and black flies thick in places, esp on the snomo trail. Enough for me to dig my bugnet hat out of my pack. Didn't see any deer flies. As for ticks, I had my permethrin suit on, and socks over cuffs. At the summit I picked one deer tick off my thigh. It's a short hike in brushy conditions. |
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 | Comments: |
From the parking area on Marble Road, continue down Marble road on foot maybe a hundred yards and see the snomo trail and orange gate on your right. Continue on the snomo trail, watching carefully for a small brown sign for the Bayle Mtn trail. The sign is on the left, nailed to a tree, about ten or so feet high. There is a cairn just inside the woods where the trail starts. If I'm reading the Trail Bandit map right, you should be on the snomo trail for 0.75 miles.
You've gone too far, if you see a sign for a Tree Farm, and another orange gate on your right (that's actually where you come in if you use the old parking area on Bayle Mtn road).
The trail requires a little extra patience and care to follow. Allow a little more time to pick thru it. The trail itself is only another 0.57 miles. The red blazes start out great. But soon, one must rely on small cairns atop boulders, or yellow tape tied to trees, or a sudden patch of bare footpath, to reveal the trail. Be prepared for the trail to seem to end at a rock face, and then find a faded red blaze right on that rock face.
There were ripe blueberries up there. And more to come. Great 360 view. If you wander the entire circumference, there are some excellent variations of the views.
Keep an eye out for the logbook. Look for a big rusted out brown coffee can with it's bottom nailed to a tree. It's near the only shade, and there's a good view of Connor Pond nearby. It's well below the highest point. Most of the summit is open, so there's only a few trees up there. |
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 | Name: |
Steve Marion |
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 | E-Mail: |
swamp_fox@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-13 |
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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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