| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, April 28, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked at The Basin parking area and walked down the bike path south. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock Hopping is fine. We started at 1030am so the trail had a chance to warm up but earlier in the day be aware of icy rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown across the Ridge trail. |
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 | Comments: |
We opted to hike up the Flume Trail first. The trail started dry and then become snow covered and then snow covering ice. This section is not for the faint of heart with some tricky areas of ice flow indeed. It was a good day for us because the recent snow left us with traction on top of the ice but give it a few more days and a few more foot prints and it may be a very tricky section of trail. The summit was beautiful and the ridge trail is good. We were hiking on near to fresh snow but there's definitely ice under there waiting to surprise you. Liberty summit was also beautiful. The hike down Liberty Springs Trail seemed much more mellow comparative to Flume Slide Trail. Still lots of snow and ice, we wore micro spikes. I assume this section will melt out sooner so it may be a bit easier still come this weekend. Happy Trails. |
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 | Name: |
Lindsey |
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 | E-Mail: |
Lhmersereau@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-04-28 |
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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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