| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
West Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
East Pond Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
E Pond Tr parking lot not plowed. With no good shoulder parking near the trailhead, we parked 0.6 miles west on the Kanc at Otter Rocks Rest Area, in a pull off that had just been plowed by a State of NH plow truck |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One crossing over Pine Brook (which can be difficult in high water), 0.8 miles in on E Pond Tr - we were able to rock hop with snowshoes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
lots of blowdowns on E Pond Tr that we skirted around or stepped over |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
no pups along today with uncertain conditions |
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 | Comments: |
Took us a bit to figure out where to park as we scouted back and forth along the Kanc near E Pond trailhead after we saw that it wasn't plowed. Our safest bet was parking at Otter Rocks where a plow had just plowed a sizeable pull off area and walk 0.6 mi to the trailhead. We weren't surprised to find that there hasn't been any recent activity on East Pond Tr. Wore snowshoes all day, packing out 4-8 inches of powder on top of a breakable crust. Many blowdowns on the E Pond Tr that we had to skirt around and step over. We hiked 2.9 miles to the height of land and bushwhacked SE to West Osceola through a combination of open woods and some short very steep thick spruce sections. Fun to hike a different route to this peak, rather than repeat the same option over from Middle Peak as I did last time. Very different "canister" that looks more like a medicine bottle. Signed in and trekked back the same way. Great day out with Theresa, Marie and Dennis. |
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 | Name: |
Donna D |
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 | E-Mail: |
winnie@vermontel.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-01-07 |
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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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