| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Hancock, North Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
First one there at 7AM and 8 cars there at 1PM. Fee lot at hairpin turn on the Kanc. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All fairly easy to cross on snow covered rocks or ice covered rocks. Some thin breakable ice over running water. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of walk under blowdowns. The trail between South and North peaks had many snow laden branches and trees leaning in to the trail which made it difficult to hike without being dumped on by snow.
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None today. |
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 | Comments: |
A really nice day out with temps from 10 to 30, clear blue sky and no wind. Nice but limited views from both peaks. The trails were in good shape with a packed base and an inch of new snow at lower elevations. Higher elevations the trail was also packed but had 4 to 8 inches of new snow. I used stabilicers down low and snowshoes up high to pack the snow.
I saw about 10 hikers out on this loop hike today. I was first on the trail today and saw coyote tracks, snowshoe hare tracks and grouse tracks. Kind of neat to see who else walks on the trails. |
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 | Name: |
Rick S. |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-12-22 |
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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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