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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks None, NH
Trails
Trails: Bowl Trail, Tower Trail, Krupa Loop, Dancing Bear Trail, Knowlton Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: At a new parking lot and trailhead off Hot Hole Pond Rd. in Concord. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: One small brook crossing on Knowlton Trail, done on a footbridge. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Since Bowl and Knowlton Trails are new, the footbed is still being worn in. Signs are in place but blazing is not done yet. No issues following the corridor. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: Mosquitoes were pretty brutal. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: A nice loop to check out the new Bowl and Knowlton Trails on Oak Hill (Concord side). These are easy and smooth hiking trails also open to mountain bike traffic. As its name suggests, Bowl climbs up through a small ravine, while Knowlton travels through areas of recent logging. Bowl splits at one point where hikers and bikers each get their own sections before rejoining just before reaching Tower Trail.

Also noted the outlook from Swope Slope Vista has been greatly opened up by recent logging. Quite a view there now!

These trails were basically dry with some minor spots of mud here and there. Good to have some new options here, and this route makes for a fine loop to the outlook. Updated trail map link below.  
Name
Name: KenM 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kmacgray@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2021-07-28 
Link
Link: https://www.concordnh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9221/Map-12-Oak-Hill-Trails 
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