| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
ice rink but the usual winter space available |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
most frozen and easy to get over; crossed on a log upstream of one and hit snow covered rocks for a few others.. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
one step over blow down early on; had also small fir trees entangled..on way back the firs had been saw out..duck under on Hancock loop |
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 | Comments: |
Hancock Notch trail looked like it had a snowshoe track but was a mess with frozen boot prints, making it an ankle turner..Cedar Brook the same..Hancock Loop the same..the steeps of N Hancock had kick steps which were frozen and helpful..put on snowshoes for the Ridge walk, sank in quite a bit as only two boot prints ahead of me..spikes otherwise..3 hikers behind me might have had one or two shoers but the trails were so chopped up it may not help that much.. |
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 | Name: |
Lefty E |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-21 |
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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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