| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, bushwhack, Owl's Head Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 17, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
a few cars in the lot by 6:45am (appeared to be all over night), and within 15min, 5 more cars entered with 5 more hikers who also hiked Owl's Head today; a few more cars in the lot when I made it back to the car at 3:15pm from walkers |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
careful crossing, one by one, but easy to navigate; still open in spots and thin ice in others |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
see Thursday's post, though for a hiker on the shorter end, the 'annoying blow down' isn't that annoying; easy duck under |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
trail in good condition; barely an ice patch |
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 | Lost and Found: |
yellow sweat towel as I hiked out on Lincoln Woods Trail; left it at kiosk next to bridge; not at kiosk in parking lot |
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 | Comments: |
Thanks to Thursday's group for breaking out the trail! Both bushwacks were easy to follow and made them almost appear to be proper trails; hiking in, I put on snowshoes at trail juncture with Black Pond trail; 4 of the other hikers put them on in the parking lot; one waited until Black Pond; I didn't take them off again until I was back at the car; a bunch of walkers 'mucked up' the Black Pond bushwack by bare-booting; bumped into them on my return trip
besides the cold temps (it was -1F when we started hiking), gorgeous day with lots of peak-a-boo views of the Franconia Ridge; the Owl's Head Path had some drifts that needed to be broken out again, but besides that a very easy hike today--again, thanks, to all those of you who broke out the trail!!! |
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 | Name: |
M |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-17 |
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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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