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Peaks
Peaks Tracy Brook Mountain , NH
Trails
Trails: Bushwhack, woods road, herds path
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, August 7, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Driving north on route 16 in Maine we took Paramanchenee Rd and followed it for about 3.75 miles forked left on Abbott Brook Rd, followed it for 5.5 miles +/-, fork right-ish, the road name now changes but you basically stay on the main road, go another 2.5 miles and take a left over a bridge that crosses Bear Brook. Follow for ½ mile and you’ll come to a fork. (other folks that approached the summit from the northeast side took the left at the fork). I forked right following the road for another 1.75 miles +/- at the height of land just northwest of the summit. Ample room to get my truck off the road 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: no issues 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: This mountain is on the NH 2000-Footer and NH 500 Highest list.

After reading trip report from other crazy bushwhacker that had approached the peak from the northeast side that had ran into lots of ledges, blowdowns, logging regrowth and all that fun stuff I decided to give it a short from the northwest. After reviewing maps, my thought was while this approach may be a bit longer it was less steep so I figured I’d give it a shot because it couldn’t be any worse than the northeast approach.

We started off heading east crossing short grassy area popping into good woods heading toward a col between a bump northwest and the summit. We ended up hitting that bump and this area must have been a bedding area for moose because I’ve never seen so much moose dropping in on place. We then turned southeast dropping down into the col, still in nice woods. We planned on running the ridge to the summit. To the east of us was lots of previous logging with regrowth and an area we were able avoided.

As we dropped to the col and started to climb we started hitting thicker spruce and lots of blowdowns, then tight pencil pines. This was slow going lasted less than a ¼ mile or so. The woods opened up a bit as we skirted around the west side of the summit and we soon popped out into a regrowth area that we had to cross to get to the recognized high point.

After finding the jar and signing in we headed back northwest the way we came. Rather than trying to push through all that spruce heading toward the col we dropped down slabbing to cut the corner and as luck has it we avoided all that spruce and soon enough we were back at the truck. I think the approach worked out well picking up herd paths, older woods road and gold old bushwhacking.

Another great adventure with my beautiful bride Mary
 
Name
Name: Brian Bond  
E-Mail
E-Mail: brianbond@comcast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-08-09 
Link
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