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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Passaconaway, Square Ledge, NH
Trails
Trails: Oliverian Brook Trail, Passaconaway Cutoff, Square Ledge Trail, Walden Trail, Dicey's Mill Trail, East Loop, Square Ledge Branch
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 4, 2010
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Small Patches, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Most crossings pretty easy, with minor wading and splashing. Several stretches of bog bridges on Oliverian Brook have nearly disappeared. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A fair number of blowdowns, a few that could neither be stepped over nor ducked under. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Saw 4 dogs today, all having a good time. One owner reported that getting the dogs up the ice on Dicey's Mill was tricky in spots. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Recommend against descending Square Ledge Trail from Square Ledge to Square Ledge Branch. Very steep, and slippery due to lots of leaves & forest litter.

More ice on Dicey's Mill than Walden Trail, but both had significant ice, traction absolutely needed.  
Name
Name: Jeff Carter 
E-Mail
E-Mail: jeffc @ apeirogon.org 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2010-12-06 
Link
Link: https://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2060172&id=1097030147&l=8a26601fb3 
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