| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Parker, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Langdon Trail, Mt. Parker Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, November 30, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at the plowed lot across the street -- on Yates Farm Road -- diagonally from the trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Not an issue -- easily crossed or at worst, rock-hoppable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Nothing of note -- some old duck-under and step-over blowdowns on the Mt. Langdon Trail, one that is almost a crawl-under now with increased snow pack. |
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 | Bugs: |
Oddly enough, a few mosquitoes here and there -- temperatures were that warm. |
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 | Comments: |
Beautiful views from Mt. Parker -- directly west, the bump that is Mount Crawford; north, Stairs Mountain and parts of the Presidential Range; as well as a vista deep into the Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness.
We saw the Mt. Langdon Trail/Mt. Parker Trail post on NETC from November 25 and figured that with the snow dump after then we might have to do some trail-breaking. We were in for a nice surprise -- we met two folks who broke out the Mt. Langdon Trail to the intersection with the Mt. Parker Trail, and this saved us some time -- thank you!
So, the Mt. Langdon Trail to the Mt. Parker Trail should be reasonably well packed, and might crust up nicely after Sunday's rain.
After that, though, we spent the next two hours breaking the final 1.4 miles to the summit, through 2-3 feet of dense, compacted powder, with no evidence whatsoever of the base from November 25. In fact, we saw no evidence of the track from then, at all. Much of the time was spent clearing snow-covered softwood branches out of the way, to open the corridor, so the going was slow.
We did our best to break a track both ways, but with that much deep unconsolidated snow, it might freeze up into an uneven, (painful) base after the cold temps come back early next week.
[One item to note, in reference to the November 25 post: we had no issues whatsoever finding the corridor on the Mt. Parker Trail, obvious blazes or not. Where there are blazes, they are faded, and some are hidden under snow-loaded softwood branches, but the corridor is obvious. In addition, someone has used vinyl tape on a couple of sections in the hardwoods, and this helped.]
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 | Name: |
Pancks and Tesco Heaney |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-12-02 |
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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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