Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Cabot, NH |
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| Trails: |
York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 13, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
only one other car in small lot at trailhead on arrival at 2 pm |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Trivial |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of blow downs easy to get around; o/w nicely brushed, even for winter travel with deep snowpack |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
did not see any dogs, but lots of dog doo melting out of the snow at trailhead |
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| Bugs: |
one lost mosquito |
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| Lost and Found: |
pair of trekking poles in parking lot, presumably the two folks with Maine license plates that I met coming down; please post a reply on this site with your email address |
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| Comments: |
I do not describe monorails as stable or unstable, as I feel that their stability is more a function of the hiker, with or without snowshoes. That said, the hard packed snow footprint seems to be narrower than usual this spring, and the surrounding snowpack is now isothermal and just beginning to drop to the same level. But, the hard packed snow tread is now getting better defined by the BBPHers (bare-boot post-holers), who do not seem to mind dropping deeply into the soft snow on both sides of the hard pack; some of their plunges up to the crotch make me shudder. |
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| Name: |
HKFA Dr D |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-04-16 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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