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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH
Trails
Trails: Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 21, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Lot not plowed-- our friend got stuck in the lot and missed out on the hike! :( We parked on the road. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All ice/snow bridged 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Shout out to the maintainer of Mt. Kinsman Trail! Very easy to follow, even in the lower section with big open woods and tricky spots that looked like junctions! 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: None today 
Bugs
Bugs: Snow fleas! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Excellent day on a new trail! The snow was hard packed up until Bald Peak, but after that the Mt. Kinsman Trail was a post-holed mess. The 1.6 up from Bald Peak definitely felt WAY longer than the first lovely two miles, but we made it to the KRT eventually. KRT was totally packed down, and made for a relatively easy ascent to both North and South peaks. Coming back down Mt. Kinsman Trail was worse than the ascent-- the warm weather made the snow softer. It felt like spring! Took us book time for the whole hike, and we're definitely not the fastest.  
Name
Name: ChristineC 
E-Mail
E-Mail: cacauchon@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-01-22 
Link
Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hikenh4k/?fref=gs&dti=16426333723&hc_location=group_dialog 
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