| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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13 Falls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Franconia Brook Trail, Lincoln Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 30, 2016 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Waded the first 2 crossings on Lincoln Brook Trail, no obvious safe rock-hop. Easy wade. |
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 | Comments: |
Lincoln Woods Trail and Franconia Brook Trail are fine, with the usual muddy spots.
The Lincoln Brook Trail past Owls Head Path is tough to follow going uphill. Spotty snow with descending bootprints were my guide up until around 3000' elevation, and then it was lots of snow w/bootprints. Over the height of land and descending into the Franconia Brook drainage, the trail is wet, swampy, and covered with up to 2 feet of rotting snow and unstable ice bridges. Broke through multiple times, at one point I broke through a snow bridge and ended up knee-deep in the muck underneath. Good times.
I saw one pair headed the opposite direction on LBT, just after I started to descend. And another group of overnighters followed my up later in the afternoon (saw them as I was hiking out Sunday on the FBT). |
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 | Name: |
Jeff Carter |
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 | E-Mail: |
jeffc at apeirogon.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-05-01 |
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 | Link: |
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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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