| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Middle Carter, South Carter, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Route 16 |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No issues |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Most ice bridges are fine where they exist although some on Nineteen mile are tricky as some using bare boots may attest |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Blowdowns on Carter-Moriah between Middle and South make for challenging trekking, surprising number of duck-unders/step-overs on Carter Dome Trail, several requiring knee-walks. Thanks to Protean Wanderer for de-limbing some of them, will bring my saw next time! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw none |
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 | Bugs: |
not yet |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a medium snow basket on Carter Dome Trail |
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 | Comments: |
Started out on North Imp in spikes, after 100 yards switched to snow shoes and stayed that way until Nineteen Mile Trailhead (for the road walk). North Imp was barely broken out, thanks to one other in snowshoes. At junction of N&S Imp trail improved considerably, looks like S Imp is the trail of choice to access Carter-Moriah trail. N Carter trail a little loose in spots, Carter-Moriah excellent to Middle Carter summit. Conditions between Middle and South summit considerably more challenging with blow downs, etc...see nicely done post by Protean Wanderer, whom I met on South Carter, for Carter Dome and Nineteen Mile Brook. |
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 | Name: |
Rick |
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 | E-Mail: |
rwehrhan@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-03-30 |
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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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