| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand Mountain, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Wilderness Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road closed. Parking at US 302 Zealand lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings on the Bondcliff trail are opening up, and showing signs of Spring with some pretty good water volume. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Bring a saw!!! |
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 | Comments: |
A most excellent adventure with Tim, Val and Mark to the Bonds!!!! We went North to South for the traverse. Trail conditions are very tough after Zeacliff! Allow extra time for finding your way across the Twinway, and to the West Bond Spur. Although now it is broken out as we had Tim using his uncanny ability for route finding, only ocasionally assisted by technological devices. The route broken out between Mt. Bond and Bondcliff is actually better than the summer route, with added switchbacks to ease the elevation gain/ loss depending on which way you're going. The area received between a few inches to a foot (maybe more?) of new snow, depending on elevation. Snow shoes are essential later in the day as the snow softens and at higher elevations where there is deep snow! The trails are hard packed and barebootable in the lower elevations. The Bonds traverse is NOT an easy hike under the current conditions! A special thank you to Mark for sharing his grand hike of the season, as we both finished the 48 in one winter on Bondcliff! Special thanks also to Val and Tim for a great hike, and for getting us all across the Pemi Wilderness, and to Ebenezzer who hiked in to the Wilderness trail to celebrate the victory. |
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 | Name: |
Denise Penn |
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 | E-Mail: |
dpenn4k@msn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-17 |
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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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