| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Piper Mountain, Whiteface Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Whiteface Mountain Trail, Piper-Whiteface Link, Vista Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at end of Belknap Mtn Road no problem. Only car there at 11am. One other (only people we saw all day) when we returned at 5pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The small one towards the beginning of Whiteface Mtn Trail was a very short rock hop. Should be easy if you’re confident in your abilities. It was pretty “full†of fast moving water though. Luckily not all the rocks were submerged.
There’s another very small and easy stream to cross on Vista Trail |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The trails are all well marked and mainatained. The sign showing trail jcts at the summit of North Piper needs replaced. The Mount Sweet Trail that continues onto Sweet from the end of Vista Trail appears to be blazed in yellow not green like the guidebook suggests. A few blowdowns and duck unders but nothing too bad. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn’t see any but I think they’d be fine |
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 | Bugs: |
Saw a tick on me in the car ride home... |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a hat not far from the summit of Whiteface that I threw away. There’s a bit of litter on these trails unfortunately. |
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 | Comments: |
Started off at 49F and cloudy but got warm and sunny towards the end. Really glad my father and I got out there today! The mud wasn’t too bad and was mostly avoidable. It was worst on the upper section of Mt Whiteface Trail. |
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 | Name: |
Liam Cooney |
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 | E-Mail: |
liamcooney96@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-23 |
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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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