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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Gunstock Mountain, Belknap Mountain, Piper Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Gunstock Mountain Trail, Saddle Trail, Blue Trail, Old Piper Trail, Carriage Road
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Sign up at normal parking spot on Carriage Road posted by DRED stating that beginning Feb. 2nd, "No Parking" in that lot or along Carriage Road due to logging operations. Fortunately I "missed the sign when I started out...no sign of any logging operation yet. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Pretty tough going right now for Rover with the deep drifts. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Friend and I snowshoed the Gunstock-Piper loop going up backside of Gunstock, across to Piper and back down to Carriage Road. Pretty good drifts, hip deep, in places. It's broken out now but not particularly consolidated. Could use a few more hearty souls on snowshoes :-)  
Name
Name: Bob B 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rbryant@metrocast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-02-04 
Link
Link: https:// 
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