| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Edmands Path, Eisenhower Loop, Crawford Path, Crawford Connector, Mt. Clinton Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 29, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Easy parking on Mt Clinton rd at Edmands Path trailhead |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
some blowdowns on Edmands |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Upper half of Edmands unsuitable. Crawford path up to Eisenhower fine, saw quite a few. |
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 | Bugs: |
Nothing significant |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Edmands path first 2/3 is fine, can be barebooted. Upper 1/3 with snow up to 3-4 ft deep and very unstable side hilling across the mountainside. Pretty messy/terrible conditions, no monorail at all, didn't bring snowshoes, wish I had, although not sure if it would've even helped that much. Quite a bit of postholing up to waist deep here and there. Strongly advise to not currently do Edmands without snowshoes by yourself, as some sections postholes are very difficult to get out off by yourself. Above treeline easy barebooting up Eisenhower. Chose to not backtrack but go over Pierce to get back, what a difference! Stable and firm snow, no postholing all the way down. Stable monorail most of the way down Crawford. Can be barebooted, although microspikes makes it a lot easier. Lower part of Crawford Path snow is melting quickly, bit muddy. |
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 | Name: |
rvlith |
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 | E-Mail: |
ROBERTVANLITH@HOTMAIL.COM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-04-30 |
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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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