| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at lot near end of Zealand Rd. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossable. Recent snows have covered ice making it hard to know where to cross. Especially Bondcliff trail coming off Bondcliff. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A number of blow downs on Bondcliff Trail between Twinway and Guyot Campsite Access. Also on W. Bond spur as it climbs up to summit. |
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 | Comments: |
Zealand Rd to a little beyond Zeacliff Tr (i.e. the lookout) was packed out and in very nice condition. 2 out of the 4 of us didn't use traction till the hut and only micro spikes for the climb above the hut. Trail broken out till ~1 mile from Zealand Mtn (Thanks ConorR & team). At that point we switched to snowshoes. There was a layer of crust and we generally sank in 5-7". Not a lot of drifting. Open areas of Guyot and Bondcliff had minimal snow, lots of rock and a bunch of ice on the trails. Our snowshoes took a beating. The trail to W. Bond is blocked by blow downs. We bushwhacked up and you don't want to follow that track. So stay to your left/to the south when climbing W. Bond if by chance you are faced with multiple trail options. We stuck to the trail, as best possible, on the way down and you want to follow that. Three of us went to W. Bond and two of us did the entire traverse. We picked up a bare booter tracks as we approached the railroad bed on bondcliff tr. Unfortunately ~1 mile from the Lincoln Woods Trail we picked up a group of bare booter which turned the trail into a dangerous place to be as there tracks were frozen. We ended up breaking trail next to the bare booter tracks rather than risk injury in our worn out state. Lincoln Woods was a blessing as it was packed out with minimal holes.
Thanks to L, G and C for a fantastic day. |
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 | Name: |
nrock |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-02-14 |
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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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