Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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| Trails: |
Edmands Path, Eisenhower Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Mt clinton road is closed but not gated, you'll need 4-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicle to get down there with all the snow and ice. There is a large tree across Mt Clinton road about .75 miles from the Base station road intersection that you can't get by. We tried moving it, it was just too big. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Snow - Drifts, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Goggles |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
all very easy |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a couple of easy walk around blowdowns, I removed quite a few large branches across the trail. |
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| Comments: |
The Mt Clinton road is closed (per the sign at the beginning).
The lower part of the trail had a couple inches of snow and was mushy and wet. above 2800', the trail had a thick crust with a couple of inches of snow beneath(the higher you went, the more snow was under the crust). I used microspike all day and was able to walk on top of the crust without breaking through above 2800'. Lots of large branches down that I cleared. a couple of easy walk around blowdowns that I couldn't move. beyond 4000', the trail had a nasty camber to it that made hiking tough on the feet and slow going. |
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| Name: |
Larry Peck |
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| E-Mail: |
l.peck *at* hotmail *dot* com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-12-22 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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