Mt. Carrigain - Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail - 1-2-2016

Hiking Trail Conditions Report
	Peaks	Mt. Carrigain, NH

	Trails:	Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail

	Date of Hike:	Saturday, January 2, 2016

	Parking/Access Road Notes:	Parking off route 302. Sawyer River Road is gated closed.

	Surface Conditions:	Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular

	Recommended Equipment:	Snowshoes, Light Traction

	Water Crossing Notes:	Carrigain Brook crossing easy on rocks. One rock was moving.

	Trail Maintenance Notes:	Trail in good condition. One downed tree near the top of the birch lined straight stretch. One bent evergreen hanging low over trail between Signal Ridge and the old fire warden's site.

	Dog-Related Notes:	One dog on the trail today.

	Bugs:

	Lost and Found:


	Comments:	I did not bring snowshoes today. I was able to get by with boots and microspikes but I think snowshoes were the right footwear for today's hike. There were some awkward places for the snowshoes but for most of the distance snowshoes are preferable. Bare booting required more effort as they sunk in by three or four inches and there was resistance by the snow. Even Signal Ridge was snow covered. The stairs on the observation tower were coated in snow so I could keep the traction on. Sawyer River Road was compressed snow from the snowmobile activity. I used Sawyer River Road rather than the parallel lower route from the parking area. It looked like the lower route may require crossing tributaries that were high. The hiker from Brunswick ME as well as a group of hikers with Larry wore snowshoes. Two young trail joggers were bare booting. The Desolation Trail and Carrigain Notch trails were unbroken.

	Name:	WAUMBEK

	E-Mail:	WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com

	Date Submitted:	2016-01-02

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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.