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trail sign at Kimball Pond near Dunbarton, New Hampshire

This sign at the far end of the bridge is my first indication that today's hike is going to be harder than anticipated:
 
The Loop Trail cannot be hiked without waders past the north-end input brook because it's flooded: beavers have been busy here and trail tenders have not kept up.
 
The Snowmobile Trail goes right over the Pond -- can't do that in summer with just hiking boots.
 
So I turn around and go back to my car (via the East Side Trail); then hike up (and back) the other half of the Loop Trail (and find out just how much of the trail is flooded).