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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Kearsarge, NH
Trails
Trails: Access road, Barlow Trail, Winslow Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 14, 2018
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Road closed, it's about 0.8 mile walk up from the car and lots of ice, but families were doing it with kids without issue. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Tree down across road and across Barlow (early on) 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Much of Barlow trail is a steep sheet of ice, it would have been dangerous to do without microspikes. Winslow you could get away without microspikes but there is still some ice, so they were helpful. Summit was bald rock, and very cold and windy. Handwarmers were handy, gloves essential. It took me a little longer (I accidentally ended up on the power line trail, and stopped a bunch of times to snap pictures and to have lunch), but it's probably safe to plan for 2 1/2 hours from the car and back.  
Name
Name: Toni 
E-Mail
E-Mail: tonimduffy@aol.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2018-04-15 
Link
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