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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Parker Mountain (Strafford), NH
Trails
Trails: Neil Mooers Trail, Blue Link, Spencer Smith Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, June 25, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: We used the parking area along Rt. 126 that's legit but not marked on a map. No one else there. Passed the advertised parking and saw several cars. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Drought -- no water to cross! But it would probably be OK in normal conditions. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The first 3/4 mile of Neil Mooers is a road/snowmobile trail. /Ugh!/ Largely overgrown but easy footing. Looks like there's a newish woodsy bypass. It and the Blue Link desperately need drainage structures -- there are none. Footing is still good, but it's easy to see where there will be problems in the future. All three trails need brushing. Blowdowns all OK. Once you leave the road all three trails are well blazed. Signs at junctions don't lead to the trailhead we used. That could make for a mile long walk along Rt. 126 if you get confused. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Nasty flies along the road, but not bad once you get into the woods. No skeeters! Probably ticks along the road in wetter times. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Neil Mooers Trail from the southeastern trailhead, Blue Link, Spencer Smith Trail

Have GPX tracks for all three trails. None of the maps I found online show the woodsy bypass towards the upper end of the Neil Mooers Trail road section. There's a cairn where you leave the road to enter the welcome woods. We appreciate the recent reports in NHTC!  
Name
Name: Richie Holstein 
E-Mail
E-Mail: richienhpvt@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-06-25 
Link
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