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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, Mt. Weeks (South Peak), NH
Trails
Trails: Starr King Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, January 18, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: could park at the summer trail head 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Kilkenny Ridge Trail, between Waumbek and north to South Weeks, gets little traffic; numerous blowdowns... and while the woods are open and they were super easy to walk around, blazing was light and care should be taken with navigation 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Except for along the high elevation of the ridge, snow was minimal and largely consolidated; Skipper had an easy time of it. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We set out for Waumbek, and redlining today was not on my agenda. But we got talking, and the next thing I knew, we were setting out to grab that pesky 2.5 miles I needed. We missed the sharp left turn in the trail coming off the Waumbek Ridge as it descends towards the col; it took us 10 minutes to find the trail again. It's clear on the map... but with the snow, blow downs and light blazes, we initially missed it.  
Name
Name: Damselfly 
E-Mail
E-Mail: btzimr at gmail dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-01-19 
Link
Link: https:// 
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