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Owl's Head via Lincoln Woods Trail 6/21/08
Date of Hike: Saturday 6/21/08
Trail Conditions: There was a LOT of mud in certain areas - the kind of deep, boot-sucking mud that could reach all the way up to the top of your boot if you step in just the right (wrong) place! I had to wade through two of the four major stream crossings in about knee-deep water - just couldn't find the right rocks to step on. There were a ton of downed trees along both the Lincoln Brook Trail and the Owl's Head Path, many of which required a significant detour, or some serious scrambling to get over. The start-point of the Owl's Head path was pretty well marked with a large cairn in the middle of the woods. I didn't find the herd path from the southern summit to the "true" marked summit all that easy to follow due to overgrowth and multiple blowdowns. I lost it for a few minutes and got all nice and scratched up.
Special Equipment Required: I'd have been horrified not to have my compass with me on the top.
Comments: Optional - No blackflies, and mosquitos were only bad when I stopped for lunch at the summit.
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Date of Hike: Saturday 6/21/08
Trail Conditions: There was a LOT of mud in certain areas - the kind of deep, boot-sucking mud that could reach all the way up to the top of your boot if you step in just the right (wrong) place! I had to wade through two of the four major stream crossings in about knee-deep water - just couldn't find the right rocks to step on. There were a ton of downed trees along both the Lincoln Brook Trail and the Owl's Head Path, many of which required a significant detour, or some serious scrambling to get over. The start-point of the Owl's Head path was pretty well marked with a large cairn in the middle of the woods. I didn't find the herd path from the southern summit to the "true" marked summit all that easy to follow due to overgrowth and multiple blowdowns. I lost it for a few minutes and got all nice and scratched up.
Special Equipment Required: I'd have been horrified not to have my compass with me on the top.
Comments: Optional - No blackflies, and mosquitos were only bad when I stopped for lunch at the summit.
Lost and found portion of report deleted by moderator.
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