Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
| Peaks |
Mt. Whiteface, Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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| Trails: |
Blueberry Ledge Trail, Rollins Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 28, 2015 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The lot was full but poor parking by the groups that arrived before us limited the number of cars that were able to park in the lot because they wasted a lot of space between the cars. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All but one on the Dicey's Mill Trail were bridged. This one while not bridged was easy to cross by rock hopping. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There are blow downs at various spots along the trail but if you couldn't easily climb under/over there was a path around it. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Ellie was with us and she did fine. |
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| Bugs: |
No bugs. |
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| Lost and Found: |
Nothing lost/found. |
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| Comments: |
Did this one with Monica and the Random Group of Hikers. There were at least two AMC Groups and a bunch of people out on their own. We started out bare booting but many quickly changed to snow shoes once the climbing started. The trail was solid but the beauty of winter hiking is being able to use heel lifts on the steeps. The ledges weren't a problem at all - in fact they were easier to climb than they were earlier in the season. The is a spot about a half mile before the trail junction of the Rollins Trail and Dicey's Mill Trail where we made the mistake of following the foot prints of someone who also made the mistake of following someone else's footprints. The trail went right/west but we all went left/east and had an unnecessary bushwhack to get back to the trail - I went back and blocked off both our wrong turn and our exit spot with branches to try and make it a less traveled mistake. Wore snowshoes all the way to the house at the bottom of Dicey's Mill Trail. |
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| Name: |
Michael & Monica |
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| E-Mail: |
michaelfrancisblair@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-28 |
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| Link: |
https://www.meetup.com/random-hikers/events/220221942/ |
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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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