| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Goose Pond, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Goose Pond Snowmobile Trail (Orange Trail), Pond Loop Trail, Elwell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the Elwell Trail trailhead, across from Wellington State Park. The lot is not plowed, but on Tuesday afternoon was easy for passenger car to access, in spite of the 2-3 inches of new snow. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue -- but good to see some decent flow in the creeks/streams along the way, in contrast to the bone dry beds from a few months ago. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in decent shape. There's still the step-over/crawl-over thigh-high blowdown on the southeastern section of the Goose Pond Loop. |
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 | Comments: |
Goose Pond is looking much better now -- with recent rains/snow -- than it did this summer and fall. The outflow area is almost back to normal, whereas a few months ago it looked like a muddy ditch.
Nice 2-3 inches of new snow all the way around the pond except on a couple of south-facing slopes, where it had melted and was bare (wet) ground. Softwoods look really pretty on the western side of the pond.
No (light) traction needed.
There was just one other set of footprints on the Goose Pond Snowmobile Loop, and that person headed off to Little Sugarloaf. Otherwise, no one else has been on the trails recently. |
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-07 |
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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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