| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Weeks, Middle Weeks, South Weeks, NH |
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 | Trails: |
FR 223, bushwhack, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 7, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Very limited parking on the edge of FR 15 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns on the Ridge Trail persist despite an obviously huge effort to clear numerous others |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One fox, does that count? |
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 | Bugs: |
A single mosquito! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Bushwhack from Bog Dam Rd (Kilkenny Loop Rd), Kilkenny Ridge Tr
Tired of climbing the Weeks as an out-and-back from the Hatchery, I approached the N Weeks/ Middle Weeks col from the East. FR 223 (abandoned) leaves the Bog Dam Rd 5.4 miles from the Fish Hatchery Rd and was fairly easy traveling for the first mile toward the col. The remaining whack of another mile was steeper through a mixture of ferns and hobblebush as my course paralleled Stony Brook. Now on trail: up to N Weeks, reversed course to S Weeks, reversed again over Middle and back down along Stony Brook. I enjoyed this somewhat different approach, which compared to starting and finishing at the Hatchery end, eliminates climbing N Weeks the 2nd time and shaves 1 1/2- 2 miles off the distance. Unless one enjoys bushwhacking, the usual routes probably would be preferable for most. |
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 | Name: |
Rollie |
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 | E-Mail: |
Mark451@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-09-07 |
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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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