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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Washington, NH
Trails
Trails: Nelson Crag Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: This was an unusual hike in that I started at Mt Washington with the intent to hike down Nelson Crag and come back up a different route (I was staying at Mt Wash as a volunteer). Nelson Crag took all my time because I could not find the entrance to the trail at tree line. I walked down the auto road to the AT to Nelson Crag to start from the bottom and go up. I understand now that the reason I couldn't find the trail is because the trail is buried in deep snow and I was essentially bushwhacking through tree branches well above ground level. I was soaked from all the wet, slushy snow on the tree branches.

There were many very deep postholes on this trail. Snowshoes are a must at this point to treeline. Crampons on the steep sections above treeline.

All together an interesting but difficult hike.  
Name
Name: bethw 
E-Mail
E-Mail: wbethan1 yahoo 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-04-02 
Link
Link: https:// 
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