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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH
Trails
Trails: Starr King Road, Starr King Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 8, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked at the winter lot off US route 2, diagonally across from the start of Starr King Rd. Room for several cars, but with the incoming warm weather, it could get quite muddy, as was partially the case today... 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No major crossings. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn't see any, but this would be a nice, mellow hike for dogs. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Winter isn't gone here yet! The trail was decently tracked out, but not consolidated, so we wore snowshoes most of the hike (barebooted for the first mile or so). About a 50/50 mix of snowshoers and microspikers/barebooters. Snowshoes will still probably be needed in the near future sue to the incoming mild weather. Socked in and cold the whole time, so no views, but this was actually a really nice hike to be done in winter conditions.

Thanks to Riley P. for a fun hike, and congrats to him for nabbing #42 on the WM48!  
Name
Name: Spencer 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-04-08 
Link
Link: https:// 
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