| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, NH |
|
 | Trails: |
Lowe's Path, Randolph Path, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Gray Knob Trail |
|
 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 5, 2016 |
|
 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lowe's Store only charges a dollar a day for parking, very nice folks. |
|
 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
|
 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
|
 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Few lower water crossings had little running water. All others are either bridged or can rock hop across. |
|
 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Few blow downs on lower sections either step over or detour around. |
|
 | Dog-Related Notes: |
no doggies seen today. trail was very icy and steep in a few spots. |
|
 | Bugs: |
none |
|
 | Lost and Found: |
there is a cheap microspike and st louis cardinals hat about a third of a mile up the beginning of lowe's path. |
|
|
|
|
 | Comments: |
Today started out cold around 7 degrees started out on the trail at 6:30am. Put traction on shortly after snowmobile track lower portion of lowe's path has few icy flow over spots on trail that definitely require microspikes or crampons. Once you hit steep part by log cabin still little icy patches with few inches packed snow with spikes. Hit jct. with randolph path was untouched we broke 6-8in of powder up to edmand's col. Edmand's col was little windy (around 20 mph) started our way up jefferson ditched the packs for less weight and made it to the top around Noon. Took a few pics and started our way down. Got to jct with Gray Knob trail decided to try it out. Was post holed so we tried to even it out with our shoes but only two people going through once won't do much. Can't believe people were leaving shoes at car only saw 2 people besides us with shoes.Hoofed it down Gray knob stopped in cabin to say hi to care taker and booked it to car. Out by 5:30pm it was 27 degrees and we were sweating. Overall awesome trip with my fellow friend big cat. |
|
 | Name: |
Benzowski |
|
 | E-Mail: |
familyguyrulz77@yahoo.com |
|
| Date Submitted: |
2016-03-05 |
|
 | Link: |
 https:// |
|
|
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. |
|
