| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sawyer River Road closed. 3 other cars in the lot when I arrived at 7am. Lot mostly full and plenty of snowmobiles there late afternoon. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock-hoppable with too much trouble. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One or two blowdowns that I recall, easy to step over |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Only saw one dog on the trail. It looked happy. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I lost the entire end of one trekking pole somewhere near the end of Sawyer River Road. (the tip and including the metal pole). I'm sure with the new snow, it will be well covered now, but there were a lot of hikers behind me so I'm hoping someone found it. Email me please if you have it! |
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 | Comments: |
A few inches new powder near the bottom, a bit more at higher elevations. Everyone I saw all day used microspikes. I did switch to snowshoes after the trail junction and wore them almost all the way to the top because I like the heel lifts, but they really weren't necessary. Trail was getting packed out by the time I came back down.
Snowmobilers on Sawyer River Road so use caution. Although the ones I saw seemed to be conscious of hikers, and slowed down. |
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 | Name: |
PeakDancer |
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 | E-Mail: |
akley23@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-12-30 |
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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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