| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Eagle Cliff, Red Hill , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Eagle Cliff Trail, Eagle Cliff Bypass, Teedie Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
3rd car there at 4 and last car there at 8. If coming from the north, there’s a big sign shortly before (and larger than) the trailhead on the left. It says something like “Eagle Cliff Forestâ€. Just after that is the trailhead. Plenty of roadside parking around the trailhead area for Eagle Cliff Trail. Probably about a half mile road walk between Teedie and Eagle Cliff trails. Note that there’s lots of frost heaves and pot holes in the area. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
All trails are well blazed in both yellow blaze and yellow diamonds. All of the trails were easy to follow with Teedie Trail being a bit harder for me to follow; I missed the right hand turn through the stone wall near the bottom and I missed one of the turns on the switchbacks.
Teedie could probably use a little brushing and clean up sometime soon but in general the trail conditions were good (minus the postholes of course). Other than Teedie Trail there was only one leaner on the Eagle Cliff Trail probably within a half mile of the summit of Red Hill. If you’re tall enough it’ll be a pain to squeeze under. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Some dog poop unfortunately. Saw 1 dog. I’d be a bit wary of bringing a dog with all the ice around Eagle Cliff but the one I saw presumably made it to the top. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few small patches of snow fleas in postholes and one flying insect were observed. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None |
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 | Comments: |
Nice evening hike with beautiful views of the sunset towards the end :) Snowshoes are needed if you want to go beyond Eagle Cliff. Lots of postholes throughout the hike once there’s enough snow. If continuing on to Red Hill like I did, you could do yourself a favor and not put in snowshoes until the Teedie jct. I put them on just after Eagle Cliff and while they did prevent me from postholing a bit there was lots of bare rock for about a quarter mile after that. The ledges in Eagle Cliff Trail weren’t that bad. I managed in microspikes then did an out and back on the bypass for redlining. Perhaps the worst ice is actually just above the upper jct of the Eagle Cliff Trail and its bypass. In any case, microspikes are needed on ALL of the trails I was on and some may want something a bit more aggressive. One small group of 3 I saw at the beginning turned around very quickly because they didn’t have spikes. Smart decision!!
There were some little puddles of water and mud but it really wasn’t that bad at all for spring hiking. Teedie Trail has the least snow and ice. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-06 |
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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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