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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Hancock, South Hancock, NH
Trails
Trails: Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, May 7, 2010
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Hancock overlook. Fee area. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Water crossings easy with wet boots. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: We cleared most of the blowdowns. Some remaining. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: None 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Trails mostly bare with small patches of snow to the Loop Jct.

We went up the north trail. It was mostly bare with some patches of snow. No special traction required here. From the north peak and across the ridge we wore snowshoes. There is still 1 to 3 feet of snow up there.

From the South Peak down, the trail was packed with snow the whole way. We wore spikes down to the Loop Jct.

Water crossing were made with wet boots, or dry boots if one wanted to walk the logs.

Bill Marcotte and I cleared most of the blowdowns on the entire route. Some chainsaw size remaining. The trail is in descent shape now.

Some mud and running water in the trails.
 
Name
Name: Wolfgang 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rjmartin@fairpoint.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2010-05-07 
Link
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