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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Hedgehog Mountain, Potash Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Downes Brook Trail, UNH Trail, logging road, Mt. Potash Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, February 6, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of room and well plowed at the Downes Brook trailhead and on the side of the Kanc at the logging road. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: From the Kanc, the brook looked to be unfrozen and flowing strongly, so we avoided the crossing by going in on the logging road east of the trailhead. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: No problems. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: We went clockwise on the UNH loop (pay close attention to the sign indicating a reroute for the east trail), which proved to be a good decision, as there was one scramble that I much preferred to go up rather than down.

Great views from both trails. Snow cover was light over lots of ice flow, so traction was a must. Two of us wore spikes, and the other Hillsound Crampon Pros.  
Name
Name: John C 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-02-07 
Link
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