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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Gunstock Mountain, Belknap Mountain, Piper Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Gunstock Mountain Trail, Yellow Trail, Blue Trail, White Trail, Orange Trail, Piper Mountain Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, March 8, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: There is an actual bridge on crossing at start of piper trail, though the stream is ice bridged too very solidly 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Two words of advice for Belknaps this weekend, snowshoes and rain jacket/shell (lots of snow on spruce trees will melt in warm sun). Other than gunstock mountain trail, this popular loop has seen no traffic recently, I broke through 4 to 12 inches and knee deep drifts. More than half the time there was no old trough visible. At least a 2 foot snow pack up high. Some parts of white trail and piper trail tough to follow in open switchback sections, but blazing is excellent so just look for confirmation. Beautiful views all the way to presi's and tree plastered in snow. Watch out for ice falling off the two towers, give it a wide berth!!!

And of course there were fresh coyote tracks on the piper trail for most of the descent!

John, aka Slowshoes, aka Coyote Magnet  
Name
Name: John in NH 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-03-08 
Link
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