| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt Paugus (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Oliverian Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Oliverian Brook from Kanc and room for overflow |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Second crossing was impossible without wading through waist deep water |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of blowdowns and trail reroutes within Sandwich Wilderness, which were expected, but some are reroutes were hard to follow with the leaves on the ground. One took you ~.2 miles around a section of mud. |
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 | Comments: |
Great mostly flat walk in the woods along Oliverian Brook. Out and back to the second crossing was ~5 miles. Passes Passaconaway cutoff, but water crossing cut short before the Square Ledge Branch trail or Lawrence trail. Walked a bit up/down stream and didn't see a way across that didn't require fording. In the summer, this seems like it would be a good spot to cool down (or even passable at lower water levels) at about the mid point of the trail, but not with icy temps and waters.
Trail is easy to follow most of the time, with a couple of sections that are difficult to follow with the leaves covering the path. Even after returning to the trailhead at ~10am, the parking lot had only ~6 cars in it on a clear (but chilly) Sunday. |
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 | Name: |
Bing |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-10-26 |
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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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