| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Deception, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Cherry Mountain Road, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 26, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Room for one or two vehicles at the gate, 0.4 miles from US 302. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Minor creeks running a bit high. |
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 | Comments: |
Gated Cherry Mountain Road roadwalk (vast majority of which is a snowmobile corridor) was generally packed snow and could have been booted.
We hopped into the woods at camp site 6, which is a little under 2 miles from the gate. Initial snowpack was a foot of spring snow granular with a slight set up crust on top (lower elevations softening with the mid day sun). Pretty good going if light on your feet, but vexing if more than 150 pounds in weight.
Snow depths increased to 2 feet in places higher up. For the ascent, we climbed up the steep false peak cone to get views, but bypassed it to the north on the descent. From the false peak to the recognized summit, we initially stayed north of the ridge, then rejoined the height of land in the saddle to skirt some blowdown.
All in all, pretty smooth sailing, skirting any thick woods or blowdowns. Just enough snowpack to cover up the junk. Smooth snowshoeing conditions roundtrip. |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21@franklinwebpublishing.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-12-26 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos |
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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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