| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 16, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock Hopping |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail clear |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Comments: |
Started from Highland Center with fresh 3-4" new powder snow. Trail was mostly easy to find, but monorail wasn't. Still, no postholing issues. The problem was those 2 steep valleys. Now, trail on opposite bank was hard to find, and with old crusty snow underneath resulted in a fall. Fortunately, not all the way down into river. We donned our microspikes. No problem to summit Mt. Tom. Embarking on the Willey Range Trail to head for Mt. Field we soon ran out of any evidence of a trail and the blaze marks seemed to be few and far between, probably some covered over with the fresh snowfall. Since we weren't inclined to bushwhack to Mt. Field, and we weren't sure if anybody had recently hiked there on the Willey Range Trail, we wisely turned around and before too long enjoyed the ambience of the Highland Center. It was unusually tiring, it seemed, trailfinding and hiking in the new snow, for the moderate distance we covered. |
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 | Name: |
David&Karen |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-04-18 |
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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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