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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Washington, NH
Trails
Trails: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Jewell Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Access road to Cog Station has several significant potholes to be avoided. Parked at hiking parking lot at Cog station. No one was around to collect the $5 at 7:15a. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Ammo trail crossings easy. Avoided Jewell trail stream crossing at station by using side trail to cog tracks, crossing tracks to gravel service road, and crossing the Ammonoosuc River via the service bridge. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: 3 new blowdowns on the Ammo trail since hiking this trail in April. All could be stepped over. Jewell trail has 3 blowdowns on the main trail with the last one requiring an off trail detour. One blowdown on the side trail to the Cog station requires stepping off a bog bridge. The Jewell Trail is in need of major maintenance and improvement. Most of the cairns above treeline are useless summer or winter. They are too short and blend in with the surrounding rock. Helpful blazes have worn away. There is shortcutting in places. Waterbars have not been cleaned out in some time resulting in more water on the trail. Last but not least a replacement bridge over the Ammonoosuc River is badly needed. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: No bugs the entire hike. Temps in the 40's and breezy conditions near and above treeline kept them away 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Lots of running water on the Ammo trail before the Gem pool. Had planned to return the same way but water and the wet ledges higher up convinced me to use the Jewell Trail for the descent. A near perfect day to climb the rock pile. Forecast services: mountain-forecast.com, weather.gov and MWOBS were all in sync. Forecast was pretty accurate except for the summit wind which as measured by the observatory gusted to 41 mph. Forecasts were for 20-30 mph. The 3" snowfall the previous day was evident near the summit. Enough snow around to make snowballs. All trails hiked except for a small section of the Crawford Path near the summit were free of snow.  
Name
Name: Dexhiker 
E-Mail
E-Mail: dexpcdoc@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-06-07 
Link
Link: https:// 
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