| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
West Tecumseh, Mt. Tecumseh (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Tecumseh Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Tripoli Road is open and no snow up to the Mt Tecumseh Trail from 93. Plenty of room today in the lot. Tripoli Road will be closing soon for winter. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Two right at the start of the trail. Easy today using some partially submerged rocks |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Fall? maintenance trip up my trail. Cleaned as many waterbars as I could and removed a couple smaller blowdowns. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Sure |
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 | Bugs: |
None. The bees are gone too! |
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 | Comments: |
Fall trail cleanup today for me. Started off in fall and quickly moved into winter as I ascended. The trail was wet to start with increasing snow depth as I got higher. I cleaned many of the waterbars but some were frozen in so they will have to wait till spring. Mixed bag of conditions today with fall conditions down low to full winter conditions higher up. I only went as far as West Tecumseh mainly due to not having snowshoes. Snowshoes would have been helpful from about a couple tenths below West Tecumseh and on. I was able to bare boot everything today with caution on the scrambles/steeps, some may want traction. Winter is here in the higher elevation so plan on it when you go out. Trace amount of snow at the trailhead with upwards of a foot and drifts on top of West Tecumseh |
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 | Name: |
Skidder |
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 | E-Mail: |
stephen.kidder@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-10-25 |
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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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