Recent content by Teufelhund

Owl’s Head via Black Pond Bushwhack Date of Hike: 1/29/11 Trail Conditions: Deep, well packed snow with a nice dry consistency for easy snow shoeing….from the suspension bridge all the way to the summit. Special Equipment Required: Snow shoes were used from beginning to end. Comments: We...

Pemi Loop Clockwise Date of Hike:9/11/10 Trail Conditions: Trails were generally in good shape. Good deal of mud in sections below treeline along Garfield Ridge. Also some thick mud along the last .5 of a mile of Bondcliff before junction with Wilderness Trail. Special Equipment Required...

Prezi Traverse – Up Valley Way & Down Edmands Path Date of Hike:8/28/10 Trail Conditions: All trails in tiptop shape. Edmands Path felt particularly soft and gentle on the descent after a day hopping on hard granite. Special Equipment Required: Sunblock and lots to drink & eat. Comments...

Carrigain via Signal Ridge Trail Date of Hike: 8/24/10 Trail Conditions: Rocks were a bit slick from the previous night’s rain, but the trail beyond junction with Carrigain Notch Trail was firm and in good shape. Muddy stretches of trail leading to Carrigain Notch junction, but that’s...

Pemi Loop Clockwise 8/20/10 Date of Hike: 8/20/10 Trail Conditions: All trails were generally in good shape. Some serious mud on lower end of Bondcliff Trail near its junction with Wilderness Trail. Several major blowdowns along Wilderness Trail. Special Equipment Required: Lots of water &...

N & S Kinsman via Mt Kinsman Trail Date of Hike:8/7/10 Trail Conditions: Just a few muddy areas along the first 2 miles of Mt Kinsman Trail. Other than that, conditions were excellent all the way to the summits. Special Equipment Required: Just water….poles for balance. Comments: Beautiful...

Flume & Liberty: Up Flume Slide & Down Liberty Spring Trails Date of Hike: 7-17-10 Trail Conditions: Flume Slide Trail had many muddy spots but all were easily avoided. Good volume of water in the streams but crossings were all rock hoppable. Someone did a lot of work clearing Flume Slide...

Garfield via Garfield Trail Date of Hike: 7-10-10 Trail Conditions: Trail was in great shape from beginning to end. Despite the rain, the ground was firm and no bushwhacking was required to avoid muddy patches. Water was a bit high at the series of brook crossing about one mile in from...

Moosilauke via Glencliff Date of Hike: 7-5-10 Trail Conditions: Trail was 99% dry and firm….just a couple of muddy spots about halfway up, near the streams. Not one blowdown on the trail….the person in charge of trail maintenance on Glencliff has done a ton of work since the winter/early...

Tripyramids Via Mt Tripyramid Trail Date of Hike: 7-3-10 Trail Conditions: Near perfect. North Slide was bone dry. Just an occasional blowdown in the woods on the loop trail heading towards North Slide and coming off South Slide. The relatively wide stream crossing at the end of the loop trail...

Sandwich Dome & Jenning’s Peak via Sandwich Mtn & Drakes Brook Trails 6-29-10 Trail Conditions: Trails saw some recent rain, so rocks and roots were a bit slick today. Areas of mud up and down both trails. No blowdowns! Comments: A loud “Thank You” to the trail maintainer for doing such a...

Kinsmans & Cannon via Kinsman Ridge Traverse from 112 to Tramway parking lot 6-26-10 S&N Kinsman & Cannon via Kinsman Ridge Traverse from 112 to Tramway parking lot Date of Hike: 6-26-10 Trail Conditions: Numerous muddy sections to tackle along nearly every mile of this hike. I think the only...

Bondcliff/Bond/West Bond Date of Hike: 6-19-10 Trail Conditions: In general, conditions were about as good as they get. Quite a few blowdowns/step-overs on the Wilderness Trail, but nothing to really slow you down. Few patches of mud on the Bondcliff Trail that are easily bypassed. Trails...

North & South Twin via North Twin Trail and North Twin Spur Date of Hike: 6-12-10 Trail Conditions: Trails were reasonably firm despite the occasional showers today. Quite a few blowdowns on the ascent of North Twin, but each one was of the easy, “step-over” variety. The major river crossing...

Moosilauke via Beaver Brook Date of Hike: 6-5-10 Trail Conditions: Water crossings at the beginning posed no difficulties. Slick going over wet rocks for the first mile on the ascent. Once beyond the shelter the trail was relatively dry. Considering the downpour early this morning, trail...