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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH
Trails
Trails: Starr King Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Friday, February 19, 2016
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Lot accessible with any high clearance vehicle. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Blue 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction, Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The major blowdown in lower hardwoods section had been removed (thanks!). One minor duck-under between the peaks. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: We saw several, displaying different techniques and athleticism, or lack thereof, to deal with the ice. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The trail remains a consistent wide ribbon of mostly hard ice through the sparsely snow-covered woods until just below Starr King, thence shallow, packed snow to Waumbek with a couple of minor drifts. The ice softened just enough in the afternoon to ease the tediousness of our descent. Spikes were adequate but we cluck-clucked in the woods around the worst ice around the spring.
Several parties turned around at the summit of Waumbek and missed the superb outlook 100' beyond. Great south-facing lunch spot!  
Name
Name: RickB. 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rickbb@comcast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2016-02-20 
Link
Link: https:// 
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