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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Cabot, NH
Trails
Trails: York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, Kilkenny Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: No issues. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: There is a broken wooden bridge, and most crossings are high and no longer bridged. Herd paths are needed on one larger crossings, requiring the use of a fallen tree. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Some blow downs along the way, not well marked going to the summit, and ended up getting lost in the beginning and making a trail that leads to nowhere (do not follow the path that leads to a large and wide trail at the beginning of Bunnell). 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: The broken/destroyed monorail is hard for humans, and it may be exhausting and difficult for dogs. 
Bugs
Bugs: Saw a few! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Someone left their snowshoes at the parking lot for York Pond Trail. They were there when we left at 6PM. 
 
Comments
Comments: A dangerous, unstable, energy-zapping post-holes to hell trail. Almost had a few medical emergencies with our ankles because of how insane the trail was. Please wear snowshoes on this - the holes will not be fun for others or yourself.  
Name
Name: Lauren 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-04-18 
Link
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