| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Hancock, South Hancock, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Hancock Notch Trail, Cedar Brook Trail, Hancock Loop Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking at the overlook at the hair pin turn. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossing were manageable with rock hoping. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blow down up on the ridge trail, but easily skirted. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Dogs could manage the lower trails and trail up Mt Hancock. Do not recommend taking them up South Hancock, its too icy and slick. |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw a couple of flying bugs, but not a nuisance. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost a long sleeve cotton t-shirt some where between the summit of Mt Hancock & the split of the loop trail. If found please keep or donate it. |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful spring day temperature in the high 60's all the way up. Hancock notch trail was relatively dry in the am but was muddy in the late afternoon. Still a bit of ice on the trails higher up. We put on micro-spikes just after the junction of Hancock Notch & Cedar Brook Trail. Saw a couple of people bare booting. Decided to go up South Hancock first and across the loop trail to Mt Hancock. The micro-spikes are a must ascending South Hancock, crampons would not have been over kill as the trail is still icy.
Saw a total of 5 people on the trail at various times.
RT was about 7 hours (had a 11 & 15 yr old with me) |
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 | Name: |
RichD |
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 | E-Mail: |
redean219 at g mail.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-04-22 |
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 | Link: |
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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. |
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