| 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, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Wilderness Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Zealand Road closed. Parking at US 302 lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All still solid, including the sidetrip down the brook below Bondliff (last crossing northbound, first one southbound) |
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 | Comments: |
Great conditions right now for this traverse --- clear sailing all the way! Zealand road is unplowed, trail to the hut is solid (microspikes in the a.m.), Twinway is well-packed (snowshoes; excellent route-finding & trail clearing by groups in here over the past ~10 days), and the Bondcliff trail is also in great shape (snowshoes from Twinway to Bond-Bondcliff col, then bare rock to summit, snowshoes from summit to Wilderness trail). Interesting: the ~15-foot ledge normally encountered below Bondcliff is completely buried! |
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 | Name: |
Dave Langley |
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 | E-Mail: |
dalangley@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-20 |
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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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