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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Wildcat A (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Wildcat Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, January 13, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: well plowed 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes:  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: a few minor blowdowns 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Wildcat Ridge Trail is well broken up to and beyond the dogleg to the south. The rest of the trail is up there somewhere but neither we nor the party ahead of us was able to locate it. Reviewing our GPS track the next day, we see that we turned around about 100 yards past the dogleg. We were trying to locate the dogleg but failed. If you manage to locate the dogleg you will have to break trail on through 12 to 18 inches of loose powder.

Suggestion to AMC: For the sake of winter hikers, please consider supplementing the white blazes at those elevations with a second blaze of a bright color. The white blazes are virtually invisible on trunks coated with lichens and snow.  
Name
Name: Mountainmania 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kramer@sria.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-01-14 
Link
Link: https:// 
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