Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Monroe, Mt. Washington, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Piece, Mt. Jackson, NH |
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| Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Monroe Loop, Crawford Path, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Westside Trail, Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail, road walks |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 28, 2015 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the hikers lot at Marshfield Station |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
All snowbridged |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Would be no issues for experienced dogs |
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| Comments: |
Ammonoosuc is well broken and has a good styrofoam snow above treeline. Snowshoes worked fine and traction would be fine, too. Monroe Loop had hard packed snow and more rocks than snow on top near the summit, snowshoes or light traction is fine. Crawford Path up to Washington was in great shape with good snow, snowshoes or light traction was fine. Gulfside past the Jewell trail junction over to Jefferson and the Jefferson loop was better in light traction than snowshoes. Westside Trail is fine with snowshoes or light traction, the snowfields as you approach the Crawford Path are easy to get across, very little ice to navigate around. Crawford Path around Monroe has a snowfield that's pretty steep, (similar to the one on Jefferson east side) snowshoes with aggressive crampon or crampons are a good choice here. Crawford Path between Monroe and Eisenhower is fine with light traction or snowshoes, same goes for Eisenhower Loop. Crawford Path south of Eisenhower, Webster Cliff, and Webster-Jackson Trail has a great snowshoes track right now. Mount Clinton road can be snowshoed, microspiked, or barebooted, watch out for snowmobilers. |
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| Name: |
Chris |
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| E-Mail: |
cdailey@hpearce.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-02 |
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| Link: |
https://dailey7779.blogspot.com/2015/03/presi-marathon-monroe-washington.html |
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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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