| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Noon Peak, Jennings Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sandwich Mountain Trail, Jennings Peak Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The SMT lot is not plowed neatly, but it's plowed. I was the only one there on this day. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Drakes Brook was running pretty good and rocks were ice-covered, so I opted to cross the bridge and do the bushwhack. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple of duckunders on the SMT. Up on the ridge between Noon and the Jennings spur, I was doing a lot of ducking due to leaning branches. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn't see any, but it probably would have been fine. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost one of my pole baskets up on the ridge. |
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 | Comments: |
I've been wanting to close the loop on this, so to speak, since the group I was with ran out of time the last time I hiked Sandwich, and we skipped Jennings. The climb up to Noon was a lot steeper than I remember! Clear skies afforded excellent views from both peaks.
I followed a good frozen snowshoe track wearing spikes until about halfway between Noon and the Jennings spur. From there, someone had barebooted to the Drakes Brook Trail junction (DBT was unbroken) and then turned around. I donned snowshoes here and left them on up to Jennings and back to this point. The snowpack was frozen, so I didnt really "break" trail.
A great day to grab this 52WAV peak! |
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 | Name: |
KenM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-12-20 |
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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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