| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
|
 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 22, 2013 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty off of Rt. 116 |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
3 larger ones open, rock hopped 2 log over the other one; smaller drainages up higher still snow covered and frozen |
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Only one small blowdown up on Kinsman Ridge....ran into Bruce, maintainer of the MKT, doing yeoman's work cleaning side ditches...many waterbars to maintain, great job, Bruce |
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
|
|
 | Bugs: |
one very active butterfly, black with white wing trimmings |
|
 | Lost and Found: |
|
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
AM: lower Mt. Kinsman Trail frozen mud and a few patches of ice after the first water crossing...once a few tenths past Bald Mt spur, we put on traction (stabilicers, microspikes, hillsounds pros) which we kept on until back down the same area...Kinsman Ridge Trail still has deep snowpack but was frozen; both trails kind of chewed up but no issues today with postholing...great views of course!! TC 43/48 |
|
 | Name: |
L&R&TC |
|
 | E-Mail: |
keithenman@yahoo.com |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2013-04-22 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
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. |
|
