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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH
Trails
Trails: Starr King Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Monday, February 21, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Summer lot closed. Plowed parking lot across US 2 for 4WD, closer to gas station for 2WD 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One blowdown between the peaks which could be removed with a handsaw (too cold today!) 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Starr King Trail had a fair amount of random postholes. Otherwise well packed for snowshoes with crust under an inch of powder. Lots of drifting in some places with wind - tracks gone in only a few minutes. No sign of any traffic heading to Weeks.  
Name
Name: rocket21 
E-Mail
E-Mail: rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-02-21 
Link
Link: https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mtstarrking-2011-0221.php 
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