Middle Osceola & Osceola 8/16/09

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Distance: 6.9 mi
Elevation gain: 2,251 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 2,162 ft
Max elevation: 4,361 ft
TrailRank: 31
Min elevation: 2,077 ft
Trail type: Loop

Time: 5 hours 4 minutes
Coordinates: 1442
Uploaded: August 16, 2009
Recorded: August 2009

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near Tripoli Mill, New Hampshire (United States)

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Chip, Grant, Zippy and I started from Tripoli Road at 6:50 am and headed up the Mt. Osceola Trail. We separated at the start of the bushwhack start and Zippy and I headed down the well defined herd path. Along side the herdpath is a rusty steel wire that we would occasionaly trip over. At about 0.15 miles there is a large boulder (ca. 6'x6'x6') on the right closely followed by 5 or 6 blowdowns lying parallel. The main herd path follows the steel wire and continues on another 150-200' before dying in a impregnable sea of tight spruce. Eventually we returned to the blowdowns and noticed that another herd path climbs over the roots of the blowdowns and continues to the right. This correct path to the right regains the spine of the ridge, and continues to the summit of Middle Osceola. There are a few spruce thickets of about 20'-30' that are easily negociated.

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